Studio Pottery Ikebana Vase by With Expressionistic Black and Dark Green Glazing hinged box I believe it dates from

I believe it dates from the early 20th century

This sifting or winnowing basket

created more than a hundred years prior (in 1898

with just a couple of loose/broken pieces of grass at the very outside edge

and a crack at one corner where one slab meets another

Studio Pottery Ikebana Vase by With Expressionistic Black and Dark Green Glazing hinged box I believe it dates fromOne need not be a skilled practitioner of ikebana to make striking use of this beautifully crafted ikebana vase, which lends itself to the display of a couple of small sprigs or something significantly more dramatic. Hand thrown, the vase is animated with expressionistically applied glazes of inky black and dark green. Signed Mostrom, I believe it was created by Thomas Field Mostrom (1959 2005), a ceramic artist who founded the Rare Earth Mudworks in