Funny Little Studio Pottery Face Cup light wood whimsy 5" tall x 3 1/4"

5" tall x 3 1/4" at widest diameter

in Japanese--dates from the Meiji period

Wear to the surface of the wood

” dates it prior to 1941 from what I have learned

Funny Little Studio Pottery Face Cup light wood whimsy 5" tall x 3 1/4"I picked this one up yesterday in Northwood New Hampshire, from a lot that had been purchased from the home and studio of Jeff Lalish, founder of Northwood Pottery, which operated there for more than 25 years. The mix included some pieces by him and some he acquired, so I am not entirely sure who made this, but I love whoever did. It could work now as a candleholder, or planter for a tiny cactus, or just be what is is! 2 1 2" t; 1 1 2" measured across