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A group of six Japanese salts / boxes, some marked sterling silver, around 1900.
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Four hexagonal, of which one with an origami crane. One in the shape of a miniature vase with masks and relief decoration of irises and flowers. One in the shape of a miniature vessel known as a 'ding' with two handles. Height 2-5.5 cm.

Wear. Minor scratches.

Provenance

Purchased between 1928-36. From Johan Hultman's collection (1876-1958). Hultman was a Swedish diplomat; in 1911, he became the Swedish envoy in Shanghai. He returned to Asia after a post in Germany and served as the Swedish envoy in Japan from 1928 to 1936 and in China from 1929 to 1936, including Siam from 1931 to 1936. Bukowskis has previously sold items from this collection.

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