Charming Painted Chalkware Horse Incense Holder books and exposed clay on the

and exposed clay on the interior and bottom

I imagine it was constructed from bits of scrap wood left over from making other things

and just fell in love with its immediacy

but most of these temple toys date from the late 1800s through the early 1900s and I would guess the same on this one

The body of the vase is in perfect condition but there are a couple of little chips on the tiny lip (documented in photos

Charming Painted Chalkware Horse Incense Holder books and exposed clay on theA wonderful little painted chalkware horse, and an incense holder to boot. I find chalkware, which I believe this is, a bit hard to date and to place in terms of origin this has a bit of the feel of Mexican folk art to me, but is also similar in manner to early American chalkware pieces I have found of horses and deer and cats, etc. My guess is it has some age but the spattered paint on it suggests a certain lack of fineness; I am pricing just based