Japanese Signed Two-Sided Hand Fan with Abstract Patterns asparagus candle with one small crack in

with one small crack in the lacquer on one short side at the very bottom

--so as to be to able to light a couple of candles wherever one goes

Just a charming little vintage trinket box made of paper mache in the shape of a turtle and lacquered in gold and black

Among my very favorite tiny animal in the Critical EYE collection is this wonderful Inuit hand-carved polar bear

Japanese Signed Two-Sided Hand Fan with Abstract Patterns asparagus candle with one small crack inThis is just about the most beautiful little Japanese fan sensu that I can imagine! Constructed of what I believe is a woodblock print on paper and a bamboo structure, it is two sided, featuring a unique composition of different patterns on each side, perhaps inspired by kimono textile patterns, and executed in a wonderfully nuanced palette of purples, blues, pinks and ochres. These are punctuated with black Japanese characters, which I wish I could