Great Little Hand-formed, Pressed Pattern Blue Pottery Bud Vase figure with heart Bluck in Bermuda

Bluck in Bermuda

and a figure in a dress near the bottom--and

painted whiskers and smiling red mouth

I don't think photos fully do justice to this really lovely

I believe this miniature (but not tiny) leather boxing glove was made as a salesman's sample as I have found a few others similar to it described as such

Great Little Hand-formed, Pressed Pattern Blue Pottery Bud Vase figure with heart Bluck in BermudaThis little vase is just big enough for a few stems (a couple of sprigs of red berries would be perfect in it right now), but it's really a lovely one, which someone put a lot of care into. The body is densely decorated all over with pressed patterns, kind of like hatch marks but also a bit evoking Asian characters, adding to its Japanese feel. The glaze on the body reads a deep green blue black, then shows drippy brighter blue on the neck and