Antique Japanese Mixed Metal Brass & Copper Small Snuff Pill Box
Kappa Cucumber
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Type: Small Box (Bako / Hako), likely a snuff box or pill box
Material: Mixed Metal Brass & Copper
Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Origin/Maker: Japan. Unsigned.
Size: 1.1" tall (2.8 cm), 2.2" long (5.5 cm), 1.6" wide (4 cm)
Weight: 2.1 oz (59 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected: Vendor at Santa Barbara Antique Show 19 JUL 2024
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. No cracks or chips. Some light surface wear.
Subject: Small rounded brass box with copper mixed metal raised designs of a Kappa (turtle like Yokai) holding a cucumber (Kappa love cucumbers), plus fruits (peach, grapes, pomegranates) and flowers (peony)
Location:
Antique Japanese Mixed Metal Brass & Copper Small Snuff Pill Box Kappa Cucumber
www.ebay.com/sch/xcoasterxtreme/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=&rt=nc&LH_Auction=1
See also:
Type: Small Box (Bako / Hako), likely a snuff box or pill box
Material: Mixed Metal Brass & Copper
Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Origin/Maker: Japan. Unsigned.
Size: 1.1" tall (2.8 cm), 2.2" long (5.5 cm), 1.6" wide (4 cm)
Weight: 2.1 oz (59 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected: Vendor at Santa Barbara Antique Show 19 JUL 2024
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. No cracks or chips. Some light surface wear.
Subject: Small rounded brass box with copper mixed metal raised designs of a Kappa (turtle like Yokai) holding a cucumber (Kappa love cucumbers), plus fruits (peach, grapes, pomegranates) and flowers (peony)
Location:
Antique Japanese Mixed Metal Brass & Copper Small Snuff Pill Box Kappa Cucumber
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