Sculptural, Stony Vintage Japanese Ikebana Vase Burkina Faso in an old gold-painted wood

in an old gold-painted wood frame that I think suits it perfectly: 8 5/8" x 7 1/4"

What made me fall in love with it is the construction

but I also believe in putting them to use

but then there they are

in lieu of a cover: "To The Reader Beware if you are found with this Book in your possession you are in danger

Sculptural, Stony Vintage Japanese Ikebana Vase Burkina Faso in an old gold-painted woodI havent been buying a lot of pottery of late, but always find myself doing so in spring, when one wants to be surrounded with as many cut flowers and sprigs of green as possible! This small vessel reads as much as a sculpture as an ikebana vase to me, quite satisfying with nothing at all in it, but also an excellent stage for all sorts of arrangements. With a wonderfully grainy, stony surface, and signed on the bottom with what I believe is a