Asian Modern Cast Iron Snail Sculpture Native Salish basket This spectacular Japanese hand-painted ceramic

This spectacular Japanese hand-painted ceramic hanging planter

while the other represent Lappland in the north

contemporary

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

and I especially love the topple

Asian Modern Cast Iron Snail Sculpture Native Salish basket This spectacular Japanese hand-painted ceramicThis little cast iron snail sculpture is a wonderful thing to hold in your hand: weighty and substantial, it feels as if it contains the wisdom of the universe in the spiral of its shell. Unmarked but I believe Japanese, it would make a terrific paperweight on a stylish desk or a subtle yet striking addition to a grouping of any manner of interesting objects. This snail was acquired from the estate of a choreographer dancer in Boston's Beacon Hill