Fantastic Brazilian Folk Art Bathing Beauty black pottery ocarina Japan tall ceramic vase features

Japan tall ceramic vase features an amazing satin finish that looks rather like an airbrush painting or frosted glass

I'm a sucker for a carved shoe or boot to begin with

it keeps making me think of a stained glass window

There is a bit of minor warping to the lid

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Fantastic Brazilian Folk Art Bathing Beauty black pottery ocarina Japan tall ceramic vase featuresI splurged on this bathing beauty as I just could not resist her, and won't mind a bit to hold on to her for a while, or forever! There's a layer of gold flecked varnish over her body, as if she's coated with sun tan oil and deeply bronzed, but not on her fabulously carved face, framed with this amazing sculptural mane that appears covered in gold leaf. The bottom of her golden bikini is carved, but the bandeau just painted on, as if she was conceived