Antique Bookplate Engraving, Drawing Instruction: Facial Features handturned It's glazed on the interior

It's glazed on the interior to make it water tight

and the Inverse Rule of Three

with this terrific array of unusual geometric forms dangling from every other link of the chain

Japan features incised designs including a woman holding fish

MA based potter and ceramic sculptor

Antique Bookplate Engraving, Drawing Instruction: Facial Features handturned It's glazed on the interiorI'm not sure what volume this bookplate engraving was taken from, but it's definitely an old one, and I just found it all these eyes and ears and noses and mouths together pretty striking. Surely it, and two other plates I am listing separately, provided instruction in classical drawing. 11 1 8" x 8 5 8" on nice weight white pulpy paper. Rough top edge from where it was removed from book and a little toning around the edges but overall very good