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« on: April 14, 2011, 02:53:55 am » |
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Here are some bottles that are made of unusual materials.
Sometimes you will be surprised by the imagination and creative talent of the artists.
This one is made of dried shark skin stretched over a metal base.
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« Reply #1 on: April 14, 2011, 05:08:07 am » |
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This one is made of dried shark skin stretched over a metal base.
This is really unique !
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« Reply #2 on: April 14, 2011, 08:02:32 am » |
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Another bottle made from a walnut.
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« Reply #3 on: April 15, 2011, 02:00:09 am » |
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A silver embellished tortoise shell bottle of flattened round shape.
The silver border carved all round with a stylised flower design with both sides embellished with an incised tortoise shell.
One side incised and filled in gold with thirteen Shou characters in different styles. The reverse finely incised with a dragon amidst clouds with a short inscription and signed Li Shi Feng (李石峰).
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« Reply #4 on: April 15, 2011, 03:09:06 am » |
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The tortoise shell bottle is sure nice !
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« Reply #5 on: April 16, 2011, 05:19:55 am » |
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This is an unique bottle in my collection.
During these years of collecting bottles, I have yet to come across another bottle made of these combination of materials: the bottle has a shark skin layer (dyed brown) stretched over a metal base with a piece of tortoise shell embellished on top on both sides. Each shell is carved with the portrait of a Western gentleman which I assumed it is copied from foreign coins.
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« Reply #6 on: April 16, 2011, 05:36:51 am » |
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Hi Richard
Seems I must bring forward my planned pilgrimage to S'Pore.
You have some amazing bottles !
Cheers Peter @ HK
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« Reply #7 on: April 16, 2011, 05:43:36 am » |
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Thanks Peter!
I look forward to meeting you!!
Let me know when you are coming and I can plan for a gathering with the local collectors as well!
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« Reply #8 on: April 16, 2011, 08:11:12 am » |
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Let me know when you are coming and I can plan for a gathering with the local collectors as well!
What a treat !!
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« Reply #9 on: April 16, 2011, 07:45:41 pm » |
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Richard, All of the examples you posted here are just wonderful but this last one is incredible.
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Best Regards Pat 查尚杰 Zha Shang Jie
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« Reply #10 on: April 16, 2011, 11:35:38 pm » |
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I sure do agree !
Agree as well that this last one is especially unique and interesting !
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« Reply #11 on: April 17, 2011, 12:52:53 am » |
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Thanks, Pat and George!
Here is a bottle made from bamboo.
Enjoy!
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« Reply #12 on: April 27, 2011, 11:27:31 am » |
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For some reason the last couple of posts you have added here did not "light up" so as to know they were here ! I am just now seeing both this bamboo and the last reply to the "The Glory of the Elephant - Ivory Snuff Bottles" thread.. Any way... What a most unusual bottle ! Thanks for sharing it !
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« Reply #13 on: November 01, 2014, 04:47:38 pm » |
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Hi Richard,
The tortoise one, is one of the best one I had ever seen. How big is it? Is it an antique or one of the modern one? (I am completely at a lost and very confused on how to tell what now...) The craftsmanship is amazing, and this is all by hand?
The shark skin bottles, are they from Japan? Or made in Japan for sale in China? The reason I ask is because I recall that they like to use shark and ray skin for wrapping the hilt and sheath of their swords, before the metal or wrappings.
Looking at the bottles, kind of remind me of that.
David
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« Reply #14 on: November 01, 2014, 09:58:34 pm » |
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Hi David
The tortoise shell bottle cam from an early Hong Kong collector who has exhibited his bottles at the National Museum of History in Taiwan before in 1983. The bottle is 70 mm tall.
The shark skin bottle is Chinese. The Chinese have been using shark and ray skin to make hilt and sheath for a long time in history. It is likely that the Japanese learn this art from the Chinese.
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Richard
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« Reply #15 on: November 01, 2014, 10:22:52 pm » |
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Hi Richard,
That is so nice, almost like a coiling dragon coming out of the clouds in the evening or a stormy day. He used the shell so well to highlight the image.
Is this carved form a single piece? Or is it multiple piece?
The back is darker and makes the words so solemn.
I did not know that, we used shark/ray skin on swords too. Thank you.
Best Regards, David
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« Reply #16 on: November 01, 2014, 11:02:38 pm » |
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Hi David
It is made from a single piece of the shell, one on each side.
Regards.
Richard
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« Reply #17 on: November 02, 2014, 12:39:58 am » |
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Thank you, David
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« Reply #18 on: November 02, 2014, 02:15:28 pm » |
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Dear Richard, thank you for posting these bottles. I particularly like this kind of bottles. The one with mixed turtle and shark skin is really unique. Kind regards Giovanni
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« Reply #19 on: November 02, 2014, 08:30:03 pm » |
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Hi Giovanni
Thanks!
Yes, I have yet to see another bottle with that combination.
Regards.
Richard
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