Blue and White Porcelain Enamel Old Street Sign Fragment: DO / ST. handmade pig It is made of either

It is made of either celluloid or bakelite and at bottom right reads Pat'd Oct 12

though I don't really know enough to distinguish fine ones from cheap tourist souvenirs

The Book of Tea is a long essay linking the role of "Chadō" (teaism) to the aesthetic and cultural aspects of Japanese life

I'd say this little piece really captures a sense of "bear-ness"

very heavy for its size so great as a paperweight

Blue and White Porcelain Enamel Old Street Sign Fragment: DO / ST. handmade pig It is made of eitherI like the resourcefulness of whoever cut this old street sign down to a fragment long ago, yielding simply ST. on one side and DO on the other (with just the edge of a V). The deep blue porcelain enamel surface is pretty gorgeous, all the better for the rusty, irregular edges. Succinctly motivating when displayed on the DO side, and then the ST. could stand for anywhere, or also signify sainthood once the doing is done! 7 3 4" wide x 6 3 8" tall and