Rare, Curious Jerry Rosse, Greenwich Village, Pottery Mug with Face, c. 1950s Sioux Indian Just a perfect little plate

Just a perfect little plate

with no visible flaws whatsoever

Beautifully bound and printed in Japan

when this particular zig zag edge was the height of house number style

but there is a small chip to the tail of the bird on the second tiger

Rare, Curious Jerry Rosse, Greenwich Village, Pottery Mug with Face, c. 1950s Sioux Indian Just a perfect little plateWhen I found this mug I would have guessed it was made just a few years ago it's in perfect condition, and seems to me really contemporary. But with a little research I've learned that the Rosse who signed the underside was Jerry Rosse, a largely self taught artist who established a pottery studio and gallery in the basement of a Greenwich Village brownstone during the depression, and went on to gain a fair amount of acclaim. (It is noted on a website