Wonderful Signed Studio Pottery Pitcher with Interesting Mottled Glaze hand-painted wooden cutout Showing a strong Japanese influence

Showing a strong Japanese influence

but I also just love it for its aesthetic value

I picture ivy streaming down the sides of this marvelous hand thrown and sculpted stoneware planter as it hangs from a high hook in a plant-filled sunroom

It's in very good condition

Wonderful Signed Studio Pottery Pitcher with Interesting Mottled Glaze hand-painted wooden cutout Showing a strong Japanese influenceI think photos don't quite do justice to this one; it's really a beauty! I love a good pitcher, and this is to my sensibilities a perfect one great form, great weight, a joy to hold and pour from, and with this beautiful, interesting mottled glazing, which makes it feel as if it might have been around forever, but also feels really fresh. Handthrown of stoneware, it is signed (incised) on the bottom with what looks like "Joan", but I haven't been able