Handwoven Kilim with Trees, Animals and Figure, Presumed Polish Vaclav Vytlacil drawing with simulated bands around bottom

with simulated bands around bottom

as pictured in details

The hand thrown vase is signed at the bottom

This set of three gorgeous Cinnabar-colored Burmese lacquer betel boxes makes me want to find appropriately lovely and unexpected little things to store inside

I kind of like the directness of just taping a photo of one’s sweetheart to the back

Handwoven Kilim with Trees, Animals and Figure, Presumed Polish Vaclav Vytlacil drawing with simulated bands around bottomFrom the overall composition to the tiny details, I find this handwoven vintage kilim rug or tapestry super evocative, and quite extraordinary. starting with those trees, fantastically expressive from branches to roots! Better for you to look than for me to describe, but the yield is a landscape that feels like a whole world unto itself, product of a singular artistic vision. And how to beat the little shepherd at bottom, with what look like big pink