Interesting Old Ball in Cage Whimsy Cube with Diamond Cutouts early 20th century mask poetry-writing and much much more

poetry-writing and much much more

This spectacular Japanese hand-painted ceramic hanging planter

such as these from Transportes del Norte

This is a small but stunning

Interesting Old Ball in Cage Whimsy Cube with Diamond Cutouts early 20th century mask poetry-writing and much much moreAn unusual whimsy, and a bit of a mysterious one, with just these little diamond shaped windows revealing the pointed tips of the form inside, which does seems free from the "cage" but forever tightly trapped! Quite a compelling little carving, I think, and a nice addition to a whimsey collection. I believe this is quite an old one, perhaps late 19th or very early 20th c. There is a bit of hairline cracking on two adjacent sides, not visible depending