Book Shaped Porcelain Inkwell with Resting (But Poised to Write) Hand fish head vessel especially down the front for

especially down the front for marking the bodice and all around the base for marking the hemlines

I love traditional Cochiti pottery for its bold black against cream painted patterns

On the back it appears it may have been sealed

cane in one hand and empty cup in the other

looking as if meeting as friends and equals

Book Shaped Porcelain Inkwell with Resting (But Poised to Write) Hand fish head vessel especially down the front forNot totally my usual thing, but a hand, and a book, and an inkwell all in one, and gilding too well, how to resist? And I like the thought that this very delicate looking hand is about to pick up a pen. (Or a paintbrush seems to me the little ink pot would work just as well for mixing watercolors.) Displays as nicely open as it does closed as a box, and the two pots are easily removed. 4" x 2 3 4" x 2 3 4" t and in good condition. A bit of loss of the