Primitive Wooden Mixing or Butter Paddle fork art bird framed size 10

framed size 10

dressed in gendered garments woven to size

which was stamped "Made in Occupied Japan"

and who has since painted quite a variety of things (including some rather fantastical portraits in a realist style—a Cleopatra among them

The primary glaze is a rich mustard-y yellow-brown

Primitive Wooden Mixing or Butter Paddle fork art bird framed size 10This beautiful old kitchen tool might was probably used for mixing a wide variety of things. All that use has resulted in a wonderful smoothness and patina; this is just a lovely object that feels great in the hand and that I think has many more good years in it yet! It measures 10 7 8" x 1 1 2" x 5 16".