Book Shaped Porcelain Inkwell with Resting (But Poised to Write) Hand fish head vessel with one tiny spot of

with one tiny spot of loss of gold at the edge of one ginkgo leaf

On the back it appears it may have been sealed

There is one tiny flaw—what looks like a glaze chip just inside the lip

They’ve definitely seen some coffees — and perhaps some cocktail hours as well - but I find them all the more endearing for the wear

Book Shaped Porcelain Inkwell with Resting (But Poised to Write) Hand fish head vessel with one tiny spot ofNot totally my usual thing, but a hand, and a book, and an inkwell all in one, and gilding too well, how to resist? And I like the thought that this very delicate looking hand is about to pick up a pen. (Or a paintbrush seems to me the little ink pot would work just as well for mixing watercolors.) Displays as nicely open as it does closed as a box, and the two pots are easily removed. 4" x 2 3 4" x 2 3 4" t and in good condition. A bit of loss of the