Michael Cohen Mushroom Shaped Studio Pottery Ikebana Vase agate and gold There is a small chip

There is a small chip at the top of the incised tomb  on one of the short sides

flower-embroidered tunic

as well as a white stain around part of the rim of the base

starched white shirts worn with beautiful cufflinks would be the norm

Michael Cohen Mushroom Shaped Studio Pottery Ikebana Vase agate and gold There is a small chipThis hand thrown mushroom shaped ikebana vase is one of my very favorite objects ever, a wonderfully unusual, whimsical yet functional sculpture that could inspire and host all sorts of fantastic ikebana arrangements. Only recently did I learn through my mother's sleuthing of pottery marks that it was made by Michael Cohen, a studio potter born in Boston in 1936, educated at Mass Art, and currently based in Amherst, Mass, where he continues to have a