NorthStaffsPOW Posted 13 November , 2020 Share Posted 13 November , 2020 Hi all. This is a recent acquisition. Although hard to photograph it is decorated with Chinese characters, a sparrow on a branch and "Bellicourt 17- 7-19." On the one hand it appears to be like a standard Trench Art tobacco jar, although I cannot get the two sections to come apart and do not want to force it. But then why has it got the unnecessarily large handle? I had thought that maybe it was a lamp but there is nowhere to run a cable and nowhere to fit a bulb. When reversed it looks like a stick grenade. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks and all the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner Bailey Posted 13 November , 2020 Share Posted 13 November , 2020 Fabulous piece of trench art. Well done, super rare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TullochArd Posted 13 November , 2020 Share Posted 13 November , 2020 (edited) Unusual ...... and no idea.. Would it be possible to do a "rubbing" of the Chinese characters and share them? A translation may then be possible and a clue to provenance established? Edited 13 November , 2020 by TullochArd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthStaffsPOW Posted 13 November , 2020 Author Share Posted 13 November , 2020 I have messed around with the brightness and contrast to take some photos. I think they came out OK, maybe someone can translate them? All the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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