Makes sense it's a bird feeder but could it also be a water dropper? Probably not, just dreaming I guess.
Welcome and please post your finds!
Yes, immortal until they slice each other up ..these are Samurai warriors!
Have a read of this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyau
I thought the signature might say Wolbe Rd. (as in registered) so I tried googling that ..much to my surprise I found a Russian sculptor with a...
Damn! The 6-star sudoku has already been done!
Kyoto earthenware, degenerate stage, c.1910, satsuma-like body with moriage and a mish-mash of styles. The last gasp of the type before fashions...
#me three:confused: although I didn't take any classes:jawdrop:
Agree with @clutteredcloset49 - A little bit Bjørn Wiinblad inspired.
The terms I posted were to get the OP to the google page that showed the piece ..the ebay seller that had the pot put all those countries/eras in...
No guarantees, but take a look at Sueki Hasou kofun period Sanage Silla pottery [IMG]
looks anri to me too
These are nice tumblers, love the cutting!
True jade is extremely hard, you can't scratch it with a steel point.
Little roly poly guy is Daruma
Well done INH!
Usually these scrimshaw things are some sort of composition or plastic. Maybe yours is bone or horn or tusk but I have my doubts.
Looks like a woodcut, pretty nice, good buy!
I hail from the birthplace of the industrial revolution. I don't think things were so enlightened down the mines and in the ironworks - maybe in...
Had this jug for a while, unmarked and a bit beat up ..stands about 10" high. Unusual decoration, also the blue isn't underglaze, but decorated...
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