Sculptural, Stony Vintage Japanese Ikebana Vase greek ornament Almost all of the pieces--shaped

Almost all of the pieces--shaped like arrows and paddles and bows and spades--have a number value written on one side

There may once have been a few more pieces in this set--they are made of very thin bone--there are 35 here

I  really love this woman leaning on large anchor

The pink-red decoration on this one comes from Ben Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanack (there were a whole series of these illustrating different "maxims")

structurally sturdy and sound and ready to use

Sculptural, Stony Vintage Japanese Ikebana Vase greek ornament Almost all of the pieces--shapedI havent been buying a lot of pottery of late, but always find myself doing so in spring, when one wants to be surrounded with as many cut flowers and sprigs of green as possible! This small vessel reads as much as a sculpture as an ikebana vase to me, quite satisfying with nothing at all in it, but also an excellent stage for all sorts of arrangements. With a wonderfully grainy, stony surface, and signed on the bottom with what I believe is a