Sculptural Large Brown Pottery Pitcher with Long Neck carved wooden rabbit When I first saw this

When I first saw this fantastic pair of vintage Japanese tiered Art Deco ceramic planters glazed a rich

I purchased this piece from an estate sale in Newton

the incised stripes and fin details

and I think its lines are just terrific

The plate measures 11 3/4" across at widest diameter and 1" high

Sculptural Large Brown Pottery Pitcher with Long Neck carved wooden rabbit When I first saw thisI am pretty compelled by this large and heavy studio pottery vessel, which I'd call a pitcher, though certainly an unusual one. I find its form, unfolding across 360 degrees, super evocative, reminding me at once of a horse (and the sculptures of Marino Marini, especially) and a gasoline can! Salt fired I believe (which yielded a few shiny areas), it seems to nod to old salt glazed jugs, and also calls sewer tile sculpture to mind. I think it could