Lorenzen Lantz, Nova Scotia Purple and Yellow Mushroom Sculpture pink iris The solid orange/red lacquer handle

The solid orange/red lacquer handle at the center of the top makes this box particularly nice

and then glazed this fantastic matte green

are pretty terrific too

and I've seen similar described as Turkish and also Iraqi

Another lovely brush

Lorenzen Lantz, Nova Scotia Purple and Yellow Mushroom Sculpture pink iris The solid orange/red lacquer handleI found my first Lantz mushroom piece a number of months ago and have been on the lookout ever since, as these are quite exquisite, and highly collectible, little things! What makes them really wonderful is their specificity these have been used as teaching tools due to their accuracy in representing the fine details of each particular species of mushroom they portray. The name of the species in this case it looks to be "Russ dagueletti" is incised on