Japanese Hand-Painted Duck-Shaped Wall Pocket table runner While certainly a functional base

While certainly a functional base for a dramatic floral arrangement

The box is in excellent overall condition

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with a 3” opening at the top

I think my favorite thing about this vintage Indian brass turtle box is its feet

Japanese Hand-Painted Duck-Shaped Wall Pocket table runner While certainly a functional baseChic and cheerful is this vintage Japanese (circa early 1940s) hand painted ceramic wall pocket in the shape of a duck, with bright blue body and black and yellow wings. The body and wings feature incised pressed textural feather details, while the pale blue underside of the neck has a texture suggesting waves, as if the bird is hovering over or just lifting off of the water. The wall pocket has a hole in the back for easy hanging, and would work as a