Yesterday began with finding a piece of my favorite set of glasses, an etched Great Wave pattern that Jane got me long, long ago, broken in the dishwasher.
And escalated into a birthday present probably involving an internet scam artist on Amazon…
Then the Books LLC hassle— I now know how to reach the more sensitive parts of Amazon and various other sellers. There is a magic address, and if you are a writer with infringement troubles, ask me: I don’t want to publicize it for fear these companies will tuck it more deeply into their structure.
That took all day. Neither Jane nor I got ANY work done. I am still laboring under an adrenaline charge that does not produce good writing. But the brain is working better today. DAW wants more Foreigner books: that came through yesterday. Right now I just want to let my nerves settle. Think tranquil thoughts. Settling back into the deep core of my brain and out of fight mode requires some doing after a charge like that.
So please be kind to the frazzled writer. I need tranquility today.
Is it kiriko glass? Of which there are two main types: Edo: which features smooth cuts and rounded edges, or perhaps and then Satsume which is colored glass from Kagoshima province. If it’s Satume, and the pattern has a gradual fading from a deep color to a clear, it’s considered Rekashi (I can’t read my own chicken-scratches). Maybe that will help some, but if not, you may have to check with a Japanese glass art website.
I did a Google search for Japanese glassware Satsume Hokusai Great Wave Glass, bunch of places, but most are either museums, or they’re woodcuts, paper, gin glasses, vinegar cruets, or they’re auctions on eBay, auctionflex, or whatever. I didn’t dig too deeply, though.
Yep, I’ve done the same. But fashions come and go, and some year somebody may do some that doesn’t cost an arm and a leg.