Antique Meiji Period Japanese Kyo-Satsuma Ceramic Scent Bottle with Flying Swallows French brass nacre glasses whose gardens at Malmaison inspired

whose gardens at Malmaison inspired much of this very work

arched cut panels

is as much a reason to own it as the story within

Wood inlaid with microscopic slivers of contrasting timber — the hallmark of Tunbridgeware

almost porcelain quality that makes the blue read differently in every room

Antique Meiji Period Japanese Kyo-Satsuma Ceramic Scent Bottle with Flying Swallows French brass nacre glasses whose gardens at Malmaison inspiredLate 19th to early 20th century Japanese Kyo Satsuma earthenware scent bottle. This spherical vanity flacon showcases a classic, finely crazed ivory ground, intricately hand painted with a lively scene of swallows sweeping through delicate bamboo leaves. The birds are rendered using meticulous moriage overglaze work, a traditional Japanese ceramic decorating technique where liquid clay or enamel is built up or piped onto a piece to create a three