Hand-painted Folding Fan with Two Asian Children on Bridge drawing of young man This teapot was designed by

This teapot was designed by Lagardo Tackett for Schmid Porcelain in the 1960s and made in Japan

the other a rich brown and putty colored--that follow the contours of their making

This is a limited edition stone-cut (from an edition of 24 I believe) hand-printed at the Holman Eskimo Co-operative in Holman

and this wooden box was custom built to fit it

Hand-painted Folding Fan with Two Asian Children on Bridge drawing of young man This teapot was designed byI love that these two blondish Asian children appear to have haloes around their heads, and also how intently they appear to be peering over the rail of this bridge, perhaps watching fish swimming by. I am not entirely sure whether this little fan is Japanese or Chinoiserie, but I think it's very sweet, down to the stippled leaves on the trees that hover over the figures, and the gold and white painted detail on the sticks. The gold flecked backside