Chapter 8 (The Festival of the Cherry Blossoms), from the series of Faithful Depiction of That Purple Figure

Utagawa Toyokuni

Edo period (1615-1868), 1850

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Ku48-A lovely pair of Victorian-style sterling-silver pepper pots, or pepperettes, with push-fit lids, by Oomersee Mawji, as published in a Liberty Yule Tide 1890 gift catalog. The pepper pots and master salts are designed with the traditional Kutch design of deep, tightly scrolled floral motifs. They are marked “O.M Bhuj” on the undersides.
C16-There were several silversmth shops in Bhovanipore in Calcutta around 1850-1900. Along with Dass & Dutt, another very celebrated silversmith was Grish Chunder Dutt, who also designed pieces depicting Bengali village life. This charming set of pepper pots with pull-off lids depicts a village scene of a farmer harvesting the crops in his field. In the background can be seen his hut, some palm trees, other foliage, and animals. Though it has a cartouche for a monogram, it has never been engraved.
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Celadon with inlaid slip decoration