Chunky, Slumpy Studio Pottery Vessel with Painterly Glaze travel writing box One black ink stain top

One black ink stain top edge center

This set of three gorgeous Cinnabar-colored Burmese lacquer betel boxes makes me want to find appropriately lovely and unexpected little things to store inside

Changes in light even as I photographed the slide make it show lighter or darker

and to me the look on his face suggests he is contemplating his next move

Chunky, Slumpy Studio Pottery Vessel with Painterly Glaze travel writing box One black ink stain topNot a studio pottery masterpiece, but I really like it, and might use for holding pens and pencils or paintbrushes if not as a smallish vase, and it feels good to grip. The shape is quite irregular, different all the way around, with thick expressionistic strokes of deep blue glaze against white body lending lots of energy. 4 7 8" t x 4 1 8" diameter of lip, fairly thick walled and heavy for its size. Very good condition, no chips or cracks or other