Caption

Souvenir spoon, Paderewski, Ignacy Jan 1860–1941, testament provenance, Japanese dragon motif. Silver souvenir spoon with a teardrop-shaped scoop decorated with an engraved stylized peony flower; Japanese inscription on the reverse, below it the Latin alphabet NAGASAKI. Narrow half-cylinder handle topped with a half-plastic Japanese dragon with three claws. Late 19th century, Asia, Far East. Cutlery, varia. Length 15 cm, width 3 cm, weight 15 g., A metallic spoon displayed against a muted gray background, with a shallow oval bowl etched with a floral, scalloped pattern and scalloped rim, a slender stem leading to an ornate handle carved with a textured, twisting dragon-like motif and raised decorative relief; visible colors include silver tones of the spoon and shades of gray in the background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A09_069

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Keywords

Souvenir spoon Paderewski Ignacy Jan 1860–1941 testament provenance Japanese dragon motif Silver souvenir spoon teardrop-shaped scoop decorated engraved stylized peony flower Japanese inscription reverse Latin alphabet NAGASAKI Narrow half-cylinder handle topped half-plastic Japanese dragon three claws Late 19th century Asia Far East Cutlery varia Length 15 cm width 3 cm weight 15 g metallic spoon displayed muted gray background shallow oval bowl etched floral scalloped pattern scalloped rim slender stem leading ornate handle carved textured twisting dragon- motif raised decorative relief visible colors include silver tones spoon shades gray background.