Mid-Century Modern Bright White Ceramic Vase with Colorful, Painterly Spots lacquer bowl with fish This vintage Chinese "sitting frog"

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

were used to store ingredients needed for betel chewing

I'd use it for serving a sliced pear and a bit of cheese along with a glass of wine

This lovely studio pottery vessel makes a great small planter

but the black

Mid-Century Modern Bright White Ceramic Vase with Colorful, Painterly Spots lacquer bowl with fish This vintage Chinese "sitting frog"Such 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