Fine Ecuadorian Woven Wool Tapestry by Jose Cotacachi aqua blue heads to the ground amidst

heads to the ground amidst green grass and pink flowers

This lovely little vintage Murano vase has a striped swirl pattern of thin bands of white alternating with threads of aquamarine blue color

and nice large plugs at the bottom

It features a hand-painted golden duck

mid-20th century I believe

Fine Ecuadorian Woven Wool Tapestry by Jose Cotacachi aqua blue heads to the ground amidstSigned Jose C, this exquisitely crafted wool tapestry was created by Jose Cotacachi, a prominent master weaver based in Peguche, Ecuador, a few miles from Otavalo, a hub for weaving since pre Inca times. I love how the design plays with optical perceptions: focusing on the light brown it reads as a series of repeating abstract geometrical patterns, but focus on the dark brown and a repeating animal motif reveals itself, which operates both