Message #46246

[forestman]

Dear Joey,

I have a bag of flour in my kitchen that will become an antique before the bottle does. I have to question your dating of my bottle as I had it becoming an antique at the latest in December 2015, the carving of the Peacock is pre 2016 in my opinion 

I don't have the book you mentioned but have a growing collection in all areas of Japanese art and as yet have never seen any reference to the Japanese making snuff bottles although they made some very high quality ones.

Dear Stephen,

Yes the carving is more modern, more 2 dimensional in the majority of cuts being straight down and the subject matter is certainly a big step away from anything traditional.

It is sad to see the levels of craftsmanship and quality of materials slipping over time but it should make us value the original items more.

Regards, Adrian