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| "The
G.T.'s are first cousins to the PRINTIES
and coexist within the same period of time. They are characterized by -you
guessed it - glossy roofs - probably lacquered - with the snow handpainted
over. Generally - shiny roofs are of the early period and last only into
the early '30's: soon to be replaced with the "coconut," or shredded cellophane
floss with painted and glittered "snow. Click on any image for a larger picture. |
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| The large G.T.s can be very squarish and blocky of body. Oddly, the big ones seldom have fences, while the smaller card-based often do. Almost no yard detail. The finish of the bodies is flat and almost lacking in texture except for a very fine sand. The bases, too - except note the pillared-porch example in the foreground: an early use of the "coconut"floss...this one made up of a mix of colors over white. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Matching hole plugs are still a feature. This "church" or whatever it is -is transitional in that we have a heavy texture of coarse flint grit and the raked-perspective that marked a singular creativity belonging solely to the Japanese. But then - they have been geniuses with paper for centuries... | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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