Message #41163

[Tom B.]

Dear Joey,

You are correct. To my defense the enamels are surprisingly convincing and Crane roundels have been used in China since the Ming dynasty.  Of course the shape of the neck should have told me, but the museum "expert" had hands-on experience.  Over the years I have occasionally found mistakes in Museum attributions, but generally tend to accept them. This is another museum mistake.

I searched for the Trammell and Margaret Crow Collection and only found this:

http://morikami.org/exhibits/small-wonders-japanese-snuff-bottles/


They have a collection search for the museum in Dallas, but no snuff bottles.