1940s Japanese Ceramic Hanging Planter with Two-Sided Crane Design lidded basket The deep brown glaze that

The deep brown glaze that covers the surface of the bull's body is predominately smooth

as well as on each of the leaves and circles around its perimeter

Naturally at home amid Mid-Century decor

and the off-center pattern of what I assume are water lilies turns the whole thing into a waterscape

1940s Japanese Ceramic Hanging Planter with Two-Sided Crane Design lidded basket The deep brown glaze thatThis spectacular Japanese hand painted ceramic hanging planter, c. 1940s, I found in an antique shop in Jamesport, Missouri, on the day I decided to launch Critical Eye. I had never seen one of these planters before, and found it such a lovely and surprising thing embodying endless treasures out in the world waiting to be found! One side of the planter features a large white crane set against a red sky and blue waves below, while the other features a