Chinese Hand-carved Walnut (Hadaio) with Monks and Leaves wheat design and is gorgeous from any

and is gorgeous from any angle

This heavy plate with a beautiful aqua green glaze and incised design of three whales circling around a triple spiral at its center was made in a limited edition by the United States Quarry Tile Company in conjunction with the Romany Spartan Ceramics Company in the 1950's

presumed mid-century

the more I admire it

the Wood Regan Instrument Co

Chinese Hand-carved Walnut (Hadaio) with Monks and Leaves wheat design and is gorgeous from anyAnother example that some of the most amazing things in the world are also some of the tiniest is this vintage Chinese hand carved walnut featuring tiny depictions of monks, nineteen by my count, with leaves interspersed. What a feat of painstaking labor and craftsmanship! I would find somewhere pretty special to display this where it can be marveled at appropriately, and maybe place a magnifying glass nearby! These sorts of nut carvings, called