NIPPON HAND PAINTED HUMIDOR w/SWASTIKAS

I found this at a estate sale today - I bought it because it was taboo; tobacco & German swastikas. But then the guy told me it was made around the turn of the century before the swastikas were associated with Hitler's nazis. - He told me that swastikas were actually considered good luck?!!

Is that true?
Was this made pre WWII (so I can sell it on eBay)?

I appreciate any info/thoughts!

 

The use of Nippon (the Japanese word for Japan) generally places this pre-1921, I believe. The "swastika" in this case had absolutely nothing to do with Germany or Nazis. This symbol has been used for a very long time by various cultures and does often reflect a wish for good luck.

 

Yes ...but eBay may not see it this way...

 

I think the lid may be a replacement. The lids are usually porcelain & decorated like the jars.

 

A butter crock with the symbol....before Hitler.



I think the lid is a replacement. I believe it should have a lid the same as the base.

 

The US government built a bridge in Yuma, AZ in 1909 with decorative swastikas.

 

Tobacco jars.....
https://www.google.com/search?biw=1......0...1c.1.64.psy-ab..0.0.0....0._2CJZCAOX7Q

 

First pic is the entrance of our house (build long before WWII!)
Second is the key (fifth from the left!)of the front door.
And third are the cards (thanks Davey! ;-))we play with (all date long before WWII started!)

 

Beautiful entryway!!


And a very unique key!

 

What a key!
And a beautiful entrance!

 

I found 1 other humidor with swastikas on liveauctioner but that's it - are they that unusual?
I love the bridge!

 

Given that just using the word can trigger problems with eBay listings, I would imagine that most sellers would use another term for the decor to avoid issues. Try "tumbling log symbol."

 

If that mark is real it seems it dates 1891-1911 however it is a reproduced mark.

http://www.noritakecollectorsguild.info/researchers/lisalondon/fakenipponguide.pdf

kristiaan your house is beautiful!

 

Here is a similar pattern and they call it Southwest theme and include swastika.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Nippon-Han...D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

 

But this maple leaf appears to be correct given what I saw in my hard copy of Fake and Forged Marks, right? The Fake examples in the book are quite different from this.

 

Agree that the top is not right for this.

 

I don't how close they are. These are the real and fake photos on that website. I just like to give people a heads up.

 

Also called Rolling Logs.....

 

Here is close up of my mark - if 1/4" means space between HAND & PAINTED then mine appears correct - it definitely looks more like your correct one than the fake one

 

I interpreted the quarter-inch to mean the width of the main part of the leaf - from the left to the right side at about the next "point" above the one that sticks out to the left. A very odd way to measure, but Chervenka's illustration in the book has a black line to show where to measure and the online version doesn't.