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JAPAN, 1854-1930, PROBABLY TSUDA, SOKAN, 1868-1934
Details
A LAC BURGAUTÉ BUTTERFLY-FORM SNUFF BOTTLE
JAPAN, 1854-1930, PROBABLY TSUDA, SOKAN, 1868-1934
The bottle is in the shape of a butterfly and is decorated in shell and silver and gold foil on each side on a black lacquer ground.
2 ¼ in. (5.7 cm.) high, pearl stopper
JAPAN, 1854-1930, PROBABLY TSUDA, SOKAN, 1868-1934
The bottle is in the shape of a butterfly and is decorated in shell and silver and gold foil on each side on a black lacquer ground.
2 ¼ in. (5.7 cm.) high, pearl stopper
Provenance
Sotheby's London, 7 June 1990, lot 377.
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 29 April 1992, lot 462.
Snuff Bottles from the Mary and George Bloch Collection: Part IV; Bonhams Hong Kong, 28 November 2011, lot 147.
Property from a Princely Collection.
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 29 April 1992, lot 462.
Snuff Bottles from the Mary and George Bloch Collection: Part IV; Bonhams Hong Kong, 28 November 2011, lot 147.
Property from a Princely Collection.
Literature
Hugh Moss, Victor Graham and Ka Bo Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles. The Mary and George Bloch Collection, Volume 7, Hong Kong, 2009, no. 1707
Special notice
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