1940s Japanese Ceramic Hanging Planter with Two-Sided Crane Design deco ceramics and in very good condition

and in very good condition

2" long x 1

Born Austin Kelly in Dublin

is made of alder wood and signed with a mark and "8J7

but I have just learned it is a mid- to late-19th century water jug from San Luis Potosi

1940s Japanese Ceramic Hanging Planter with Two-Sided Crane Design deco ceramics and in very good conditionThis spectacular Japanese hand painted ceramic hanging planter, c. 1940s, I found in an antique shop in Jamesport, Missouri, on the day I decided to launch Critical Eye. I had never seen one of these planters before, and found it such a lovely and surprising thing embodying endless treasures out in the world waiting to be found! One side of the planter features a large white crane set against a red sky and blue waves below, while the other features a