Black Glazed Angular Porcelain Bud Vase with Inky Blue Interior block houses circa 1940

circa 1940

with some staining along the upper left edge (much darker on the back of the drawing than the front)

One tiny split in the wood on one side at the tip of the handle

nailed (with nice fat nails) to the sides of an old block of wood that forms the main body

and then these wonderful hand-painted marching red birds in great dark red

Black Glazed Angular Porcelain Bud Vase with Inky Blue Interior block houses circa 1940This striking small vase is gorgeous just on its own, but would also makes the perfect vessel for a bunch of violets or lily of the valley or anything cut to shortish stems. The inly blue glazed interior adds a subtle glow to the matte ish black exterior, and makes me think Richard Serra meets Ad Reinhardt at a tabletop scale! 5 3 8" w x 4 3 8" t x 1 1 2"d an d in excellent condition. Unsigned.