Featured Cicada on a small double bowl, by the sea. ??????????

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  1. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    It's 6 inches long by 2 1/4 tall by 2 1/8 high.
    It's got a smooth glaze....with paint underneath...
    and it's got a bug on it.........

    I don't know what it is......or why it is......but it's hard to take yer eyes off of it !!:hungry:;):wideyed::wideyed::wideyed::wideyed::wideyed::wideyed::wideyed::wideyed:

    Known artist...?
    Studio whimsical...?

    All comments are welcomed.... IMG_3491.jpg IMG_3492.jpg IMG_3495.jpg IMG_3498.jpg IMG_3497.jpg

    I'm waiting for the bug to fly away.........:wideyed::playful::playful::playful:
     
    komokwa, Sep 21, 2022
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  2. Roaring20s

    Roaring20s Well-Known Member

    Roaring20s, Sep 22, 2022
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  3. sabre123

    sabre123 Well-Known Member

    Maybe @kyratango has some insight on the cicada, brother Komo.

    Random info from the web:

    The cicada was/is used as a supposed symbol for Aix-en-Provence, France.
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    Louis Sicard, a ceramicist based in Aubagne, was asked in 1895 by a wealthy tile manufacturer to make a typical provençal artefact as a gift for its business clients.

    He created a paperweight, a cicada sitting on an olive branch bearing Mistral's epigram (pictured top left). It was a huge hit and Sicard adapted it for brooches, vases and cups.
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    The Imperial Chinese were fascinated with cicadas and regarded them as a "promise of eternity".
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    Cicadas feature prominently on provençal fabrics - les indiennes -, and jumbo pottery versions hang on the façades of houses to which they allegedly attract luck and happiness.
     
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  4. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    The cicada is the symbol of Provence (in general). You see the cicada symbol everywhere in Provence.

    A cicada brooch is even worn on the kerchief of Provençal traditional dress:

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  5. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    Do they bite ?

    :hilarious::hilarious::hilarious::hilarious::hilarious:
     
    komokwa, Sep 22, 2022
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  6. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    No, but they sure do make a racket. NOISY suckers.
     
    evelyb30, Sep 22, 2022
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  7. Bookahtoo

    Bookahtoo Moderator Moderator

    That is so CUTE komo! Love it!
     
    Bookahtoo, Sep 22, 2022
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  8. kentworld

    kentworld Well-Known Member

    Initials JR, either French faience or somebody with those initials painted it.
     
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  9. stracci

    stracci Well-Known Member

    It's flipping adorable!
    You could keep your other bugs in it.
     
    stracci, Sep 22, 2022
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