Landscape with Fishermen

Yong Zhong, China

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Seated Quail Creamer with Cobra Handle Part of a 3 Piece Tea Set, Sterling silver and ivory(?) spacer
Boy with Lotus Leaf, China, jade
Ku39-This exceptionally fine piece, a footed mug, is stamped on the bottom “OM Bhuj,” for Oomersee Mawji. Mawji was the court silversmith to the ruler of Kutch, Maharao Shri Mirza Raja Sawai Khengarji Bahadurno. The piece is profusely répoussé and chased with the typical Kutch foliate coriander pattern, but is further ornamented with a wolf killing a sheep, a tiger attacking an oryx and a lion. The handle portion is further decorated with flowers and leaves, and the piece is supported on three bun feet.
Tomoe no Yuki (Whirling Snow), from Momoyogusa (A World of Things), Volume 1, Kamisaka Sekka, ink and color on paper