4 7/8" tall
with the incised decoration and applied beaded frieze near the base typical of the lacquerwork of the Shan people (also known as the Dai or Tai Yai)
The cardboard I believe was not too long ago glued to a piece of foam core to stabilize it
The bonus is that yellow paint on the almost heart shaped blade
I purchased it from a dealer who had purchased it
Great Studio Pottery Stoneware Pitcher by Dan Weaver, Maine Kiln Works unique doll 4 7/8" tallThe prospect of the world opening up again, combined with it being on the cusp of spring, has me thinking about gathering with people again (and pitchers of margaritas!) And having grown up surrounded by stoneware pottery of this ilk, this pitcher, to me, feels like the 70s style hospitality. Handthrown and stamped Weaver ME Kiln Works on the underside, which is a pottery studio in Gouldsboro, ME, run by Dan Weaver, who has been making functional