Mid Century Footed Pottery Dish with Bird handheld game handwritten

handwritten

there are a couple of dark stains to the top

There are a couple of minor splits in the wood on the top/lid and one split in the top interior tray

A few months ago I found a wonderful Japanese cat hand-puppet (which immediately sold) that was clearly made by the same maker as this terrific clown

I can almost hear this little carved wooden bird chirping away in its little wire cage

Mid Century Footed Pottery Dish with Bird handheld game handwrittenThis piece is unsigned and I don't the maker, but definitely it is mid century, and I really like this line drawn bird just barely incised that hovers mid way between appearing and disappearing amid the reactive brown and white glaze. I'd probably keep it on the coffee table and use it for serving small treats, with its three little feet on the underside nicely elevating it a bit off the table. The longest side measures 9 3 8" long and it measures