Description A LOT OF THREE WATER DROPPERSJapan, Edo period (1615-1868) to Meiji period (1868-1912)The first crafted from bronze finished coppper and cast as a house, the sides incised with a seaside landscape and a bird among flowers, with two openings at the roof, one through the chimney. The second a bronze water dropper in shape of a small animal sitting on its hind legs and holding a bud, its fur neatly incised, with an opening at the bottom and through the mouth. The third a fine bronze water dropper dated to the Edo period, cast as a recumbent deer with almond shaped eyes and incised fur, with a circular opening at the back and through the mouth.Condition: Good condition with minor surface wear, tiny nicks, and light surface scratches. Provenance: Family collection of either Felix Tikotin (1893-1986) or his son-in-law Louis (Loek) Borensztajn (1935-2021), Netherlands. Felix Tikotin (1893-1986) was an architect, art collector, dealer, and founder of the first Museum of Japanese Art in the Middle East. He became one of the world's leading collectors of Japanese art, starting at the age of 18, and continued to collect and work as an art dealer in Berlin in the 1920s. In the 1930s Felix Tikotin fled from the Nazis and hid his collection in the Netherlands. After the war, he decided that his collection should be taken to Israel, where in 1959 and with the help of Abba Hushi, who was the mayor of Haifa, The Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art was established. The Museum's collection comprises more than 8,000 items of art and crafts.Weight: 394 g in totalDimensions: Height 3.5 – 5.5 cm