Large Wound Thread Ball with Colorful Embroidered Stars pine wood carving I might guess 1930s-1940s or

I might guess 1930s-1940s or so

The sides of the cardboard box are covered in woven cloth

This is a beautiful antique treen box

On the back of each card is an explanation of each illusion

Large Wound Thread Ball with Colorful Embroidered Stars pine wood carving I might guess 1930s-1940s orI didn't know it when I found it it just looked like a lovely folk art wonder to me! but I believe this is a Japanese Temari ball. From what I've learned, these originated in China and were introduced to Japan around the 7th century A. D., becoming a folk art form and craft, originally constructed from kimono remnants and later thread, with the brilliant colors of the thread symbolic of wishing the recipient a brilliant and happy life. I'm really not