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Japanese Hand-Painted Duck-Shaped Wall Pocket painterly Is the painting based uponChic and cheerful is this vintage Japanese (circa early 1940s) hand painted ceramic wall pocket in the shape of a duck, with bright blue body and black and yellow wings. The body and wings feature incised pressed textural feather details, while the pale blue underside of the neck has a texture suggesting waves, as if the bird is hovering over or just lifting off of the water. The wall pocket has a hole in the back for easy hanging, and would work as a