Caption

Souvenir spoon, Paderewski, Ignacy Jan 1860-1941 creator unknown, 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 single metal spoon rests on a smooth flat surface, showing a shallow, rounded bowl with decorative scalloped patterns along its rim and a curved handle that tapers and appears textured and slightly irregular; the spoon and the scene are in shades of metallic silver and gray against a mid-gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A09_071

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64.4Mb (271.4Kb) / 20.0in x 12.5in / 6000 x 3750 (300dpi)

Keywords

Souvenir spoon Paderewski Ignacy Jan 1860-1941 creator unknown 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 single metal spoon rests smooth flat surface showing shallow rounded bowl decorative scalloped patterns rim curved handle tapers textured slightly irregular spoon scene shades metallic silver gray mid-gray background.