Chunky, Slumpy Studio Pottery Vessel with Painterly Glaze travel writing box some in French) range from

some in French) range from poems by Jean Cocteau and Paul Valery

and I'm also not entirely certain whether it was intended as a crumb brush

This set of three gorgeous Cinnabar-colored Burmese lacquer betel boxes makes me want to find appropriately lovely and unexpected little things to store inside

Changes in light even as I photographed the slide make it show lighter or darker

The paper is in good shape

Chunky, Slumpy Studio Pottery Vessel with Painterly Glaze travel writing box some in French) range fromNot a studio pottery masterpiece, but I really like it, and might use for holding pens and pencils or paintbrushes if not as a smallish vase, and it feels good to grip. The shape is quite irregular, different all the way around, with thick expressionistic strokes of deep blue glaze against white body lending lots of energy. 4 7 8" t x 4 1 8" diameter of lip, fairly thick walled and heavy for its size. Very good condition, no chips or cracks or other