1940s Japanese Ceramic Hanging Planter with Two-Sided Crane Design antique box 6 inches tall with a

6 inches tall with a diameter of 7 3/4 inches and an opening of 5 3/4"

this and the color lead me to believe the bear is carved from Walrus tusk

I don’t think it gets much more 1980s than this fabulous deco-esque black

circa 1930s

I love the various framing devices that position the woman—who

1940s Japanese Ceramic Hanging Planter with Two-Sided Crane Design antique box 6 inches tall with aThis spectacular Japanese hand painted ceramic hanging planter, c. 1940s, I found in an antique shop in Jamesport, Missouri, on the day I decided to launch Critical Eye. I had never seen one of these planters before, and found it such a lovely and surprising thing embodying endless treasures out in the world waiting to be found! One side of the planter features a large white crane set against a red sky and blue waves below, while the other features a