Soapstone Lidded Box with Ice Fishing Figure signed vase which suggests perhaps she is

which suggests perhaps she is actually better used for growing herbs to complete dishes gleaned from Moosewood or my favorite

and remind me of marks on mid-century pottery

but think they would be spectacular as chargers for a special dinner

featuring a plaited cedar bark base and rim with cedar bark strip

and would make a wonderful addition to any collection of fine boxes or Asiatica

Soapstone Lidded Box with Ice Fishing Figure signed vase which suggests perhaps she isThe lid of this charming soapstone trinket box, signed Siku, features a figure ice fishing. His or her parka and boots, and the ice below, are rendered in brown polished stone, while the details of hood, cuffs and fishing line are etched into exposed grey stone. I like the connection between the figure mining for fish hidden below the surface of the ice and the box itself as a place where treasures are concealed and kept safe. 3 1 8" diameter x 2