This painting was a gift from the artist to his son. Are the two Kendama* of different sizes parent and child? Two red balls, the red paper balloon as opposed to the white ball next to it, sandwiching the red in the picture book Rinjiro found red is very attractive. ... The picture book was written by a German doctor named Heinrich Hoffman; Rinjiro wrote fantasy novels when he was young. The book is Der Struwwelpeter, an illustrated book portraying children misbehaving. [Really rough Google translation of text at https://ameblo.jp/uwamori/entry-10599859051.html] *The kendama (けん玉, "sword [and] ball") is a Japanese toy. The ken has 3 cups and a spike which fits into the hole in the ball. The kendama is a variant of the classic cup-and-ball game, and the Hispanic world toy known as boliche or balero. The principle of these toys are the same: catching o