The bottle: 1780-1850, embellishment: Tsuda family, Kyoto, Japan, 20th century Of pear shape with flattened sides, bearing high relief fixed ring mask handles and supported by a high oval foot rim, each face with a hardstone, lacquer and gilt embellishment, one side of an attendant in a garden, reversed by birds on a flowering branch. 2 1/2in (6.3cm) high