Beautiful Old Carved Wooden Dibbler Chinese ming many of these date from

many of these date from the 1940s

Personally

with tiny white speckling to the blue enamel that seems original/indigenous to the piece

and decorated on the underside

Beautiful Old Carved Wooden Dibbler Chinese ming many of these date fromThough it could double as a very elegant wooden toy gun, this is an old dibbler, used for making holes in the soil for planting seeds or seedlings. I find the form really beautiful, together with the way the wear progresses toward the point, and it's got a really nice weight and feel in the hand. Definitely useful still, but really nice just to look at. 10 x 5 x 1 5 16 and in very good, beautifully used condition. Stands up (or balances on the curve)