Homemade 32 Sided Educational Paperweight, 1993 studio pottery bud vase and very Japanese

and very Japanese

To my taste

This is the work of Vaclav Vytlacil (1892-1984)

with one noticeable ding (indent) along the corner edge of one face and a bit of tearing at the corners of the lid

Upon moving to Nova Scotia

Homemade 32 Sided Educational Paperweight, 1993 studio pottery bud vase and very JapaneseI love things like this, which I imagine Ed Mueller, who signed it, created for his kids and I am pretty certain had quite a lot of fun making! On its 32 sides are the spelled out numbers 1 10 and pictures representing each letter of the alphabet; I'd like to think many of them Mackinaw bridge, tent, a steam liner with the words "the Love Boat" on the side , etc had particular significance to this particular family. A lot of love invested in this, and