Absolutely! All y'gotta do is look!
I respectfully submit that NO art is perfect. The Japanese have a phrase Wabi-sabi...an' I'm sure the examples I've posted here aren't strictly...
I didn't mean that it was exemplary of high craft...just that such was uncommon to see on a finished item.
Nothing remotely similar, I'm sorry to report.
Very well described, an' forthright. Thanks!
Nary a scratch to show who or when. I'll sell 'em sooner than dig very much deeper. You may very well have it right, bosko...a project pair; never...
Gettin' old...gotta do some serious diggin' so the kids an' my Lady won't have such a colossal headache when I exit. Don't be afraid, komo...like...
At the risk of showing my abysmal ignorance...what does that mean, Bronwen?
These surfaced out of a long-unopened box, part of a hasty move. I had, as usual, forgotten about them, but recalled how excited I was to have...
Well...it's not a mortal blow. I can appreciate the Asian aspects in the overall fish image, and still hope to hear more about it here. Thanks,...
Thank you for lookin' in!
I'm wholly without clue, pearls...yesterday was the first time I heard about Anri...
The fish is carved, but the bowl is lathe-turned; ~7 1/8" square X ~2 1/4" high, 5 3/8" inner rim diameter x 2" deep, ~7 3/8 oz. It is nicely...
I'll bet that's fat an' juicy...Yum!
Yes, indeed! I had not heard of his work, but a brief look-around shows several very similar themes...Thanks!
I'm pretty fond of it, bosco...as I was so many years ago.
All good points! So it's still a bit of a puzzle, no?
Hard to imagine a closer match...Thanks!
Yes, I did...but UNfortunately, I don't have her...Sigh.
Yes...an' in the plate in cxgirl's link, the same is shown. It has some cultural significance...but what?
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