Italian Faience Green and Orange Lidded Bowls and Plates-Reserved for KS Japanese graphics the game board features inlaid

the game board features inlaid blonde wood for the "points" (the elongated triangles)

believed to have been designed by Cari Zalloni

as well documented in photos

I've long been marveling at wooden whimsy chains carved from one piece of wood

I really love the lush unglaze blue decoration on this old porcelain Japanese Sake bottle or Tokkuri -- super loose and gestural

Italian Faience Green and Orange Lidded Bowls and Plates-Reserved for KS Japanese graphics the game board features inlaidI am pretty sure this stunning set of six hand painted lidded bowls and plates was made in Southern Italy (Amalfi or near), c. 1940s 60s, and are faience: earthenware pottery with a tin glaze. I love the thought of serving soup or oatmeal in these, with lids on to keep it warm, and plates underneath. The colors are lush and perfect in combination, and each piece in the set is wonderfully unique, with subtle variations in form as well as glazing (the