African Folk Art Painting with Handwritten Story on Reverse handprinted lacquer bowl a dog (I believe it

a dog (I believe it is a dog

This is a gorgeous art pottery plate with calla lily design produced by San Jose Pottery

imported by Rosenthal Netter

which makes it feel rather like a watercolor painting

between color (which makes most any plant look fabulous)

African Folk Art Painting with Handwritten Story on Reverse handprinted lacquer bowl a dog (I believe itThis African folk art painting poses a bit of a mystery. It is emblematic of paintings from Zimbabwe and Cameroon, which similarly feature numerous figures and animals, engaged in various activities, rendered in wonderfully bright colors and patterns and, like this one, painted on panel as well as its surrounding frame. But what makes this one particularly intriguing is that pasted to the back of the painting and written in pencil in a childlike hand,