Oriental Brass Vesta Cases with Crane and Rooster Motifs
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Three Oriental brass vesta cases, Japanese and possibly Chinese, circa 1900, all relief decorated and depicting cranes in a water garden, a figure beside a fence, and a rooster with a chick
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- Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
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