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and rear of the back
I'm not sure if it was a kid or an artist who made it (it is signed S
which may once have read "CHINA" backwards (now it reads "HINA")
unglazed base
The vase is signed Pottery Craft USA on the side near the base
Japanese Netsuke with Pair of Perched Birds pins and rear of the backThe world of Japanese Netsuke is incredibly complex (and incredible!), and I am no expert; I bought this piece, as I often do, as impetus to do some learning. I just love the form of these two facing perched birds, joined at the tips of their beaks and feet, with the arcs of their necks almost forming a heart and the negative space between the feet and the base rather like a keyhole. I'm pretty certain this is a 20th century piece made for the tourist
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