Carved Little Wooden Owl Toggle (Natsuke?) very old flask with the glazing thick and

with the glazing thick and drippy in areas

Ranavalo (former Queen of Madagascar)

thick walled

While featuring a central horizontal band that continues around the entire perimeter of the vessel

and would guess it dates to the 1930s or 40s

Carved Little Wooden Owl Toggle (Natsuke?) very old flask with the glazing thick andSuch a sweet and curious little owl! The little branch on which it stands is hollow inside, which makes me think it might be a Japanese Natsuke (an ornamental togglelike piece used to attach a box, pipe, or pouch to the obi sash of a kimono), which, though most commonly carved of ivory, are also found carved of wood. It certainly seems it was created to serve a toggle like function, but now, if balanced right, it will stand up in its own. It feels as