Large California Forest Watercolor, Unsigned, c. 1960s Japanese landscape vase with royalty and high-ranking officials

with royalty and high-ranking officials considering it fashionable to wear carved fruit pit accessories

made to be beautiful

which made a range of different lettering instruments and sets

A charming embodiment of patience and persistence

There is some wear and cracking to the paint (more visible here in magnified views than with the naked eye) and some rust on the base

Large California Forest Watercolor, Unsigned, c. 1960s Japanese landscape vase with royalty and high-ranking officialsThis large watercolor positively glows with what feels like a distinctly California light, and without a lot of fuss it manages to completely transport me at least to a hushed redwood forest. I don't know anything about who made it, I'd guess in the 60s or 70s, but I do know it was a California artist, and came from a portfolio of watercolors and looking at feels to me a bit like taking a deep breath. 22 w 15" tall and in great vintage condition. The