Earthy Japanese Handthrown Stoneware Platter with Painterly Slip Decoration vintage Japan who told her husband she

who told her husband she “liked mice”

This dark green painted bentwood box features finely rendered flying gold-painted cranes or herons amid curling lines evocative of clouds or water

Great on the desk as a paperweight

The whistle is in great shaped structurally but its surface shows some age and wear

signed (burned) on the back with the initials of its maker (W

Earthy Japanese Handthrown Stoneware Platter with Painterly Slip Decoration vintage Japan who told her husband sheJust a gorgeous Japanese platter, dating to the late 20th century I believe. Beautifully made and very substantial, it has a wonderful stony texture and expressionistic slip decoration in grayish white. The perfect size to use for serving, to keep on the counter holding fruit and the like, or just for display. Really lovely. There is one very very tiny chip around the lip of the platter, barely noticeable; otherwise the piece is in perfect condition.