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This two-piece lot pairs a hand-coiled Southwestern Pueblo-style pottery vase with a miniature Japanese Kutani-style porcelain double-handled vase, offering collectors two distinct ceramic traditions in one bid. The Pueblo-style pottery vase stands approximately 4 inches tall with a wide globular body tapering to a flared rim, decorated in the classic Santo Domingo or Acoma tradition with bold geometric and organic slip-painted designs in terracotta brown and black on a natural clay ground — hallmarks of New Mexico Pueblo pottery traditions dating to the mid-20th century. The miniature porcelain vase, approximately 4.5 inches tall, features the characteristic Kutani or Chinese export famille rose style with a bulbous body, elongated neck, and two applied scroll handles glazed in rich iron-red; the white porcelain body is hand-painted with a geisha figure in a garden setting surrounded by chrysanthemums, wisteria, and architectural elements in red, green, pink, and black enamels. The porcelain piece is consistent with Japanese Kutani export ware or Chinese Guangcai production from the mid-20th century, likely 1950s–1970s, and would appeal to collectors of Asian decorative arts. Condition of the Pueblo pottery is Good to Fair — the piece shows significant surface wear, chalking, and loss of slip paint consistent with age and use, with no visible cracks but notable surface roughness and interior discoloration. The porcelain miniature vase is in Good condition overall, displaying minor glaze wear at the rim and base, light crazing to the enamel decoration, and small glaze imperfections to the collar; no chips or cracks are detected. Both pieces are structurally sound and display well together as a decorative grouping appealing to Southwest art collectors and Asian ceramics enthusiasts in the Denver and Colorado antiques market.