Japan. A collection of souvenir items

Sold for £80

Japan. A collection of souvenir items, mostly 1920/30s, including lacquered hand comb with gold sprinkled foliate decoration, 8.5cm long and 3 other combs, approximately 15 hand fans including a textile Geisha girl fan, 39cm long, a purple textile purse with red and white tassels, presented in a wooden box with original trade label, 4 green porcelain saki cups, the interior decorated with blue bamboo on a white ground, blue marks to base, 6cm high, and other items, see lot 3

(Qty: a carton)

Provenance: The family of Dr Harry Stopes-Roe (1924-2014), son of the birth control pioneer Marie Stopes (1880-1958), and his wife Mary, née Wallis (1927-2019), herself the daughter of the illustrious scientist, engineer and inventor Sir Barnes Neville Wallis (1887-1979). The Japanese artefacts in this lot are all believed to have been acquired by or given to Marie Stopes. As a palaeobotanist Stopes had worked in Japan from 1907 to 1909, exploring coal mines in Hokkaido for fossilised plants.