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Antique African Milk Jug

$690
£521.91
€609.40
CA$982.67
A$997.03
CHF 569.57
MX$12,071.58
NOK 6,691.34
SEK 6,682.48
DKK 4,555.51

About the Item

Antique African wooden milk jug with tin accent. Includes a beautiful hand woven top. The jug alone is 12” high. Great as a vase or art object. Early 20th century. This container was sourced in the spirit of wabi-sabi, a Japanese philosophy that beauty can be found in imperfection and impermanence. It is a beauty of things modest and humble. A beauty of things unconventional. It is the opposite of vulgarity. The costs of achieving this kind of minimalism are seemingly inconsistent with its mission of aesthetic humility. This kind of luxury is for a select few: The Emperor of Japan had a wabi garden. Wabi is for people who already have a lot. Andrianna Shamaris. The Leader In Modern Organic Design.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 15 in (38.1 cm)Diameter: 6 in (15.24 cm)
  • Style:
    Primitive (In the Style Of)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Metal,Reclaimed Wood,Wood
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    Early 20th Century
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    New York, NY
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 200W1stDibs: LU1080622853532

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