Mid-Century Hand-thrown Pottery Vase with Fantastic Expressionistic Sgraffito sculpture of surfer which might be the age

which might be the age of these

and is big enough to hold a fair stash of something precious

and this sgraffito design is just fantastic

This piece has a truly fantastic presence and object-hood

which only adds to the “may the sun—or moon—shine on you wherever you go” feeling of this piece

Mid-Century Hand-thrown Pottery Vase with Fantastic Expressionistic Sgraffito sculpture of surfer which might be the ageI'm in love with this vase, which is the perfect size and shape to fill with everything from daffodils to lilac to peonies and more. The painterly white and inky dark blue glazing around the body of the vase has been incised to reveal the black slip underneath, and this sgraffito design is just fantastic, reminding one of a terrific expressionistic woodcut. Unique all the way around, most of the time the design appears as gestural abstract forms, but