the tapering oviform vase rising from the foot to the short everted neck, decorated in coloured cloisonné and wireless (musen) enamels and thicknesses of brass wire on a pale grey ground, with a lone egret perched with one foot raised, its feathers well rendered in wireless white enamel, shakudo mounts, silver wire mark Sakigake, wood stand, 26.2 cm high

Provenance: Dr Garrett Dropers (1860-1927) and thence by descent.

Dr Garrett Droppers was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 12 April 1860. After graduating from Harvard University in 1887, he studied economics and finance at the University of Berlin. From 1889-1898, Droppers served as Professor of Political Economics and Finance at Tokyo University, Japan. He collected ceramics, cloisonné enamels and other objects that spoke to him of the vibrant culture of Japan, recording his time on the archipelago in numerous anecdotal writings. In 1898, Droppers detailed the reforms of Matsukata Masayoshi (1835-1924) in “Monetary Changes in Japan” published in the Quarterly Journal of Economics. In the same year, his wife Jean Tewkesbury Rand Droppers gave birth to their son Seton Rand Droppers in Japan on August 12.

Droppers was a prominent figure in Democratic politics and was a contributor on economic and political topics to numerous journals. He served for a period as secretary for the Asiatic Society of Japan. From 1898 to 1906, he served as President of the University of South Dakota and was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1912. Droppers was a close friend of United States President Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924), who appointed him as the U.S. Ambassador to Greece and Montenegro in August 1914, which he served until 15 July 1920. Droppers is listed by the United States Department of State as a “Principal Person” relating to the foreign relations of the United States during the World War.

Droppers was Professor Emeritus of Political Economy at Williams College, Massachusetts, between 1908-1923. Droppers died on 7 July 1927 in Williamstown, Massachusetts.

Dr Garrett Droppers was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 12 April 1860. After graduating from Harvard University in 1887, he studied economics and finance at the University of Berlin. From 1889-1898, Droppers served as Professor of Political Economics and Finance at Tokyo University, Japan. He collected ceramics, cloisonné enamels and other objects that spoke to him of the vibrant culture of Japan, recording his time on the archipelago in numerous anecdotal writings. In 1898, Droppers detailed the reforms of Matsukata Masayoshi (1835-1924) in “Monetary Changes in Japan” published in the Quarterly Journal of Economics. In the same year, his wife Jean Tewkesbury Rand Droppers gave birth to their son Seton Rand Droppers in Japan on August 12.

Droppers was a prominent figure in Democratic politics and was a contributor on economic and political topics to numerous journals. He served for a period as secretary for the Asiatic Society of Japan. From 1898 to 1906, he served as President of the University of South Dakota and was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1912. Droppers was a close friend of United States President Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924), who appointed him as the U.S. Ambassador to Greece and Montenegro in August 1914, which he served until 15 July 1920. Droppers is listed by the United States Department of State as a “Principal Person” relating to the foreign relations of the United States during the World War.

Droppers was Professor Emeritus of Political Economy at Williams College, Massachusetts, between 1908-1923. Droppers died on 7 July 1927 in Williamstown, Massachusetts.