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Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Yellow EnamelWare Pitcher Geisha Rickshaw Rebus Cartoon and Benvenuto Cellini Salt Cellar

Vintage  Decorated
Yellow and Black Enamel Ware Pitcher
Large 1 Gallon Capacity 12 Inches Tall
One side is decorated with a comical
rebus cartoon of a Geisha girl / bijin 
riding in a rickshaw / jinrikisha being
 pulled by a peasant man wearing a 
conical coolie hat
The rebus in the dialog balloon
consists of the words "GO GO",
the letters SCH, exclamation
points, lightening bolts, asterisks,
stars, a crescent moon and a
bactrian camel.  
I don't know what it all is supposed to
mean. Maybe something bawdy or risque.
The other side of the pitcher is decorated
with a depiction of the famous Benvenuto 
Cellini Salt Cellar Saliera under the words 
"why? hot"
Benvenuto Cellini Salt Cellar Saliera
depicted in black enamel over yellow enamel.
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1 comment:

  1. HELLO,

    I just bought another one of these pitchers in Paris, France.

    So unique, I had to have it. Now I see that there are 2 in the world. LOVE IT, and the mystery of what it all means (the 2 images) makes this pitcher even more fun. If anyone has more information to share, please do! I currently am using it as a flower vase, WORKS GREAT!

    Thanks.
    DAVE

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