Mid-Century Modern Bright White Ceramic Vase with Colorful, Painterly Spots lacquer bowl with fish among many others

among many others

were used to store ingredients needed for betel chewing

adding the perfect final touch to the carefully considered ensemble of a finely dressed woman or man heading off to an important engagement

This vintage Danish Modern Viking figure

This vintage Chinese "sitting frog" solid bronze seal or chop is beautifully detailed with incised circles for spots

Mid-Century Modern Bright White Ceramic Vase with Colorful, Painterly Spots lacquer bowl with fish among many othersSuch a luscious vase! Definitely mid century and Italian I believe (the white glazed bottom is common to Bitossi), but I am not 100% certain as it is unmarked and I have not found another like it), this vase feels rather like a second generation AbEx painting, with its painterly big black and green spots topped with drippy orange blobs here and there. These really pop against the super bright white ground, giving this piece a striking elegance in