Antique Hand-carved Double Ball in Cage Rattle Whimsey - 15 Inch antique colorful clay marbles This is one of my

This is one of my favorite things ever

and by the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) had become one of its most appreciated art forms

with a sculptural frog perched on one side as if to swim in the liquid falling its way

the bright blue ground

and especially in how glazes obscure or reveal the clay underneath

Antique Hand-carved Double Ball in Cage Rattle Whimsey - 15 Inch antique colorful clay marbles This is one of myWhen I look at this charming old whimsey rattle, I keep thinking it looks rather like a baseball bat, which lends another dimension to the little balls in their cages! Carved of pine I believe from one piece of wood, it came from the family estate of seller in Randolph County, North Carolina, where it had been created and resided since the very early 1900s or so. At just shy of 15 inches long, its a pretty fun rattle to wave around, and also large