Plate Chinese Handpainted 1910s Bird Starling Pinfeathers in Flight Chrysanthemum Asian Gourd Japanese vase composed of fine

Japanese vase composed of fine metallic kimono silk encased in glass

including original interior label and glamor shot of Cary Grant (so manly) and Lana Turner (such a femme fatale)

throughout

latter part of the 19th century

Large Cast Iron Hook

Plate Chinese Handpainted 1910s Bird Starling Pinfeathers in Flight Chrysanthemum Asian Gourd Japanese vase composed of fineOn offer is a hand painted Chinese porcelain plate with a long inscription on the back, depicting a starling with pinfeathers flying through a clump of chrysanthemums in yellow and pink with embellishments in gold. Extremely well painted and very fine throughout. The plate measures 8. 5 inches in diameter and is in excellent condition save one depression on the rim of the back, which may be something that occurred during firing or a sealed chip. This