Studio Pottery Ikebana Vase by With Expressionistic Black and Dark Green Glazing decorative platter which included a wonderful collection

which included a wonderful collection of mid-century and contemporary ceramics

The expressive but subtly rendered brown

MA along with several other beautiful Burmese boxes

a wax casting method that has been used in India for over 4

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Studio Pottery Ikebana Vase by With Expressionistic Black and Dark Green Glazing decorative platter which included a wonderful collectionOne need not be a skilled practitioner of ikebana to make striking use of this beautifully crafted ikebana vase, which lends itself to the display of a couple of small sprigs or something significantly more dramatic. Hand thrown, the vase is animated with expressionistically applied glazes of inky black and dark green. Signed Mostrom, I believe it was created by Thomas Field Mostrom (1959 2005), a ceramic artist who founded the Rare Earth Mudworks in