Old Hand-knotted Small Ball, Presumed Sailor Made Boat Fender (?) wooden clappers just amazed by the fineness

just amazed by the fineness of their incised decoration

sword raised or at rest

with the instruction that on fair days the woman should be turned into the sun

with a couple of spots of paint loss at lower right

which is undesirable in most glazes but a highly desired one in shinos

Old Hand-knotted Small Ball, Presumed Sailor Made Boat Fender (?) wooden clappers just amazed by the finenessI just love the look of this old ball, which I believe holds cork inside the hand knotted macrame exterior, made like a boat fender, though perhaps just as a whimsy as I'm not entirely sure a fender this small would be useful (?). Whatever the case, it definitely feels sailor made to me, reminding me a lot of sailor made knot work baskets I've had, and it definitely has a bunch of years on it. Quite a satisfying object to my eye, and a nice one to