James Bone "Talent" Harlequin Ink Drawing 1961 mid-century West German vase 10" tall x 6" wide

10" tall x 6" wide (across the arms) x 1 3/4" deep

5" openings

with some aging to the wood and a few scratches

The design features what I believe are guardian lions ("chinthe"

The piece measures 15 inches long and 1 5/8 wide at widest

James Bone "Talent" Harlequin Ink Drawing 1961 mid-century West German vase 10" tall x 6" wideFrom a second batch of drawings by the prolific and endlessly inventive Chicago artist James Frederic Bone (1929 2015): I think "Talent" is the perfect title for this 1961 ink drawing amplifying the proudness and look at me aspect of this harlequin esque performer, while also I'd guess, based on my sense of Bone's outlook, commenting on the sort of performativity required of the artist himself and perhaps any human attempting to assert any sort of