Carved Otter by Richard Tompkins, Nova Scotia pottery tools at its center is the

at its center is the inscribed name--backwards--of "Rev

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but now I'm pretty confident it is Japanese

and Vassar College Museum

Carved Otter by Richard Tompkins, Nova Scotia pottery tools at its center is theThis lovely otter is by Richard Thompkins (1930 1995), a renowned Nova Scotia based Canadian carver who became known in the 1960s for his sleek, highly finished carved animals, especially his otters like this one. I believe it is carved of Butternut, finished with linseed oil and lacquer. I love that it feels super mid century but also very much product of singular sensibility. Signed Richard N. S. on the underside of the belly. 7 1 2 long x 3 1 4