Antique Mexican Retablo on Tin of Madonna, Our Lady of Guadaloupe mission bowl with this great vine-like embroidery

with this great vine-like embroidery on top and blue ribbons cinching the ends

the more you find

There's a fair amount of color on it still

My guess is that it is Japanese

Antique Mexican Retablo on Tin of Madonna, Our Lady of Guadaloupe mission bowl with this great vine-like embroideryThis is a quintessential retablo depiction of the Virgin Mary, known in Mexico as Our Lady of Guadaloupe, who apparently appeared to Juan Diego on Tepeyac Hill, Mexico City, in 1531, wearing "clothes shone like the sun." It's ubiquity does not make me love it any less, though hard to beat that star studded deep blue cloak and spikes of golden light encircling her! I especially love the loss of paint on the face of this one, making her feel quite