Japanese Netsuke with Pair of Perched Birds sporting knife (There is a second shino-glazed

(There is a second shino-glazed bowl I purchased along with this one

French tulips

how much fun to build an outfit around this

During the late 1920s and 1930s

I find this second grader's drawing from 1945 really pretty touching--I'd guess created while his father was on leave from WWII

Japanese Netsuke with Pair of Perched Birds sporting knife (There is a second shino-glazedThe world of Japanese Netsuke is incredibly complex (and incredible!), and I am no expert; I bought this piece, as I often do, as impetus to do some learning. I just love the form of these two facing perched birds, joined at the tips of their beaks and feet, with the arcs of their necks almost forming a heart and the negative space between the feet and the base rather like a keyhole. I'm pretty certain this is a 20th century piece made for the tourist