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<p>[QUOTE="Jaena, post: 772208, member: 10474"]I see all kinds of beading on this piece, which is a characteristic of moriage. Also, the Chinese did adopt the moriage technique in the late 19th century. And I know that in the 20th c., China produced, and is still producing, Japanese style moriage pieces complete with geisha scenes, in fact I have had several of them. Could this be a medicine bottle? And what in the world are these guys up to in this scene?! (See photo 4 and right hand side of photo 3 where it looks like one is about to smash a man's hand with a rock! Perhaps these are medicine men and one is looking up a cure in that book. I do not know if this is Japanese or Chinese. I guess the butterfly is the maker's mark? Quite an interesting piece. I am sure someone here could identify whether Chinese or Japanese. I am leaning toward Chinese simply because of the dynamic, rather wild, style of the scenes, whereas Japanese decorative style is almost always more restrained. Also the familiar Chinese style bottle top. The Chinese have a long history of keeping medicine in bottles due to their humid climate. But hopefully an Asian expert will answer your question definitively! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie30" alt=":cat:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jaena, post: 772208, member: 10474"]I see all kinds of beading on this piece, which is a characteristic of moriage. Also, the Chinese did adopt the moriage technique in the late 19th century. And I know that in the 20th c., China produced, and is still producing, Japanese style moriage pieces complete with geisha scenes, in fact I have had several of them. Could this be a medicine bottle? And what in the world are these guys up to in this scene?! (See photo 4 and right hand side of photo 3 where it looks like one is about to smash a man's hand with a rock! Perhaps these are medicine men and one is looking up a cure in that book. I do not know if this is Japanese or Chinese. I guess the butterfly is the maker's mark? Quite an interesting piece. I am sure someone here could identify whether Chinese or Japanese. I am leaning toward Chinese simply because of the dynamic, rather wild, style of the scenes, whereas Japanese decorative style is almost always more restrained. Also the familiar Chinese style bottle top. The Chinese have a long history of keeping medicine in bottles due to their humid climate. But hopefully an Asian expert will answer your question definitively! :cat:[/QUOTE]
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