Cross-Stitch on Linen Vintage Pillowcases - a Pair cockatiel I think these bright orange

I think these bright orange porcelain "Persian Hunter 1642" boxes

On the bottom of the front is again embossed the artist name in English and Japanese

” conceived of dying and weaving as means of setting up a conversation between colors

from the slightly drooping rose at its center to the buoyant lilac that you can just about smell

Signed Mostrom

Cross-Stitch on Linen Vintage Pillowcases - a Pair cockatiel I think these bright orangeMermaids, swimmers, and skiers, oh my! These charming, finely made cross stitch on heavy linen pillowcases feature grids of wonderfully detailed images: figures engaged in a variety of activities (a gardener sowing seeds, a couple dancing, a man playing a horn, a woman carrying a basket on her head..), animals (a bumblebee, a squirrel, a fish, a dog with a ball), fruit, plants (including a fabulous cactus!) and flowers. While the iconography is the