Black Glazed Angular Porcelain Bud Vase with Inky Blue Interior block houses a few slices of "betal

a few slices of "betal nut" are wrapped in betel leaf

and then these wonderful hand-painted marching red birds in great dark red

with some staining along the upper left edge (much darker on the back of the drawing than the front)

but is also just fun

Black Glazed Angular Porcelain Bud Vase with Inky Blue Interior block houses a few slices of "betalThis striking small vase is gorgeous just on its own, but would also makes the perfect vessel for a bunch of violets or lily of the valley or anything cut to shortish stems. The inly blue glazed interior adds a subtle glow to the matte ish black exterior, and makes me think Richard Serra meets Ad Reinhardt at a tabletop scale! 5 3 8" w x 4 3 8" t x 1 1 2"d an d in excellent condition. Unsigned.