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TSUDA FAMILY, KYOTO, JAPAN, 1900-1940
Details
TWO EMBELLISHED SNUFF BOTTLES
TSUDA FAMILY, KYOTO, JAPAN, 1900-1940
The first bottle, Japan, 1900-1930, is a fan-shaped lacquer bottle applied with shell, stone, gilt and lacquer decoration that depicts a man feeding a bird on one side and two ladies in a garden on the reverse, the base with an apocryphal Qianlong mark. The second Chinese agate bottle, 1760-1880, later embellished in Japan, 1920-1940, is decorated on both sides with soapstone of various tones to depict a floral design on one side and a figural scene on the reverse.
3 ¼ and 2 1/8 in. (8.2 and 5.4 cm.) high, original lacquer and hardstone stoppers
TSUDA FAMILY, KYOTO, JAPAN, 1900-1940
The first bottle, Japan, 1900-1930, is a fan-shaped lacquer bottle applied with shell, stone, gilt and lacquer decoration that depicts a man feeding a bird on one side and two ladies in a garden on the reverse, the base with an apocryphal Qianlong mark. The second Chinese agate bottle, 1760-1880, later embellished in Japan, 1920-1940, is decorated on both sides with soapstone of various tones to depict a floral design on one side and a figural scene on the reverse.
3 ¼ and 2 1/8 in. (8.2 and 5.4 cm.) high, original lacquer and hardstone stoppers
Provenance
First bottle: Edgar and Roberta Prescott Wise Collection.
Robert Kleiner, Belfont Company Ltd., Hong Kong, 1996.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 2064.
Second bottle: Mary Kaufman Collection.
Robert Kleiner, London, 2005.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 4253.
Robert Kleiner, Belfont Company Ltd., Hong Kong, 1996.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 2064.
Second bottle: Mary Kaufman Collection.
Robert Kleiner, London, 2005.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 4253.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
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