According to collectorsweekly.com, wall pockets vases are flat-backed ceramic vases with top holes designed to be hung on a wall. The idea of mounting containers on walls to make frequently used items more accessible has existed for many years, and earlier versions were wall-mounted wooden boxes to hold candles, matches, or eating utensils, and cloth pockets to hold sewing tools such as thread, scissors and thimbles. With the spread of porcelain pottery throughout Europe in the late 18th century, decorative wall pockets, or “wall vases,” became regular home fixtures. In China green glazed wall pocket chopsticks holders in many shapes made in Shiwan were found in most Chinese kitchens, often with auspicious symbols representing fertility.
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Shiwan 2 part chopsticks holder with top holes for hanging and bottom ones for drainage. Chopsticks were wedding gifts from mothers to daughters with auspicious wishes: sons as soon as possible, blessing for prosperity, happiness and fertility, life-giving rain and abundance.
Wall pockets remain a very common decorative element in Asian homes. In China, they are used to hold chopsticks and flowers to bring good fortune to a space where the family gathers. This Shiwan stoneware pocket has 2 very auspicious symbols: a frog and a lotus that symbolize nurturing energy and transformation. With a hole in the back for hanging on a wall, it is great addition to enhance a kitchen’s coziness and feng shui and a wonderful wedding gift.
Decorative utilitarian Shiwan ware pieces are recognized for their fine modeling, vivid expression, and colorful apple-green and drip glazes. Chopsticks were commonly stored in wall pockets with a hole for mounting. Covered with auspicious symbols, they were often part of a bride’s dowry as “chopsticks” is a pun for “speedy arrival of sons.” It can hold utensils, dried flowers, and other objects and is a unique wedding gift.
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