Antique 31 Inch Hand-painted CALICO Sign shino-glazed tea bowl so there you go

so there you go

I especially love the curling arcs of the threes

and have not found another out there like it

and charmingly stick-like little legs and feet

Antique 31 Inch Hand-painted CALICO Sign shino-glazed tea bowl so there you goI'd guess this wonderful old sign was hung inside or outside a general store or similar advertising calico fabrics, but of course I also like the image of a litter of calico kittens it brings to mind! Most of all, though, I like the hand painted black letters themselves the skinny second "C" in contrast to the fatter first one, the bold, decisive "A" and "I", and especially the kick at the end of that great "L"! All set against creamy white on a rough