Hand-painted Folding Fan with Two Asian Children on Bridge drawing of young man who told her husband she

who told her husband she “liked mice”

This teapot was designed by Lagardo Tackett for Schmid Porcelain in the 1960s and made in Japan

the other a rich brown and putty colored--that follow the contours of their making

The basket measures 11 1/2" across at widest and 10 1/2" deep

Hand-painted Folding Fan with Two Asian Children on Bridge drawing of young man who told her husband sheI love that these two blondish Asian children appear to have haloes around their heads, and also how intently they appear to be peering over the rail of this bridge, perhaps watching fish swimming by. I am not entirely sure whether this little fan is Japanese or Chinoiserie, but I think it's very sweet, down to the stippled leaves on the trees that hover over the figures, and the gold and white painted detail on the sticks. The gold flecked backside