Lee Rosen, Design-Technics c. 1950 Aqua Glazed Biomorphic Bowl / Tray fine mola Really a lovely

Really a lovely

which I've sometimes also seen referred to as snuff spoons

There's such a wealth out there of amazing Japanese Netsuke--finely carved miniature sculptures that traditionally functioned as sliding beads or toggles securing the cord attaching a sagemono

and if I did not know better

there is a third list on the back of one that was not so lucky

Lee Rosen, Design-Technics c. 1950 Aqua Glazed Biomorphic Bowl / Tray fine mola Really a lovelyThis striking piece was made by Lee Rosen for Design Technics, a small but influential studio founded in Greenwich Village by Sam and Lee Rosen in 1940. The name reflected a merger of two aspects of ceramic design art and engineering with projects including studio pottery pieces made by Lee, from tile to lamps to bowls, etc., as well as larger scale site specific collaborations with architects and builders (including for the interior of the Eastern