1940s Japanese Ceramic Hanging Planter with Two-Sided Crane Design deco ceramics created more than a hundred

created more than a hundred years prior (in 1898

but I have just learned it is a mid- to late-19th century water jug from San Luis Potosi

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it  would make a terrific paperweight on a stylish desk or a subtle yet striking addition to a grouping of any manner of interesting objects

Born Austin Kelly in Dublin

1940s Japanese Ceramic Hanging Planter with Two-Sided Crane Design deco ceramics created more than a hundredThis spectacular Japanese hand painted ceramic hanging planter, c. 1940s, I found in an antique shop in Jamesport, Missouri, on the day I decided to launch Critical Eye. I had never seen one of these planters before, and found it such a lovely and surprising thing embodying endless treasures out in the world waiting to be found! One side of the planter features a large white crane set against a red sky and blue waves below, while the other features a