This is a ceramic tree spirit from Princess Mononoke. It was raku fired with white crackle glaze. The head was hollowed out so that it could be used as a tealight candle holder.
For those of you who are Hayao Miyazaki fans, I've also made a ceramic Totoro: [link]
ive never seen princess mononoke but this thing is amazing the face is simply beautiful the smoke marks are amazing, i haven't tried raku yet but when i do i hope my work turns out as lovely as yours did.
Awesome choice of glaze~