Exquisite Set of Eleven Hand-carved and Stained Multicultural Figures raku but would be best framed

but would be best framed with a matte

5” exterior diameter at mouth

with head stretched gracefully forward

I just think they’re wonderful

Exquisite Set of Eleven Hand-carved and Stained Multicultural Figures raku but would be best framedI think these hand carved and stained wooden figures are exquisitely elegant, super tender and just completely lovely. The faces! The postures! The palette! I have not been able to find anything quite like them online, but have a slight hunch they may be Korean and would guess they date from the 1940s or early 50s. With their varied heights running in pairs, it seems possible that they were chess piecesif so, what an amazing set they would have made!