Chinese Hand-carved Walnut (Hadaio) with Monks and Leaves Brazilian Fiori Forno coffee pot It would look fantastic at

It would look fantastic at the center of a table or on a sideboard holding a few huge white lilies

which add up to a great patina

I've polished it up just a bit

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Chinese Hand-carved Walnut (Hadaio) with Monks and Leaves Brazilian Fiori Forno coffee pot It would look fantastic atAnother example that some of the most amazing things in the world are also some of the tiniest is this vintage Chinese hand carved walnut featuring tiny depictions of monks, nineteen by my count, with leaves interspersed. What a feat of painstaking labor and craftsmanship! I would find somewhere pretty special to display this where it can be marveled at appropriately, and maybe place a magnifying glass nearby! These sorts of nut carvings, called