Bidspirit auction | Art Deco? Marbled Glass Lamp

Art Deco? Marbled Glass Lamp Shade with Japanese Motifs - A marbled white glass? lamp shade of barrel form with a tapering, conical closed end. The exterior is decorated with a transfer-printed scene in the Japonisme style, depicting a female musician playing a shamisen? while seated. The figure is clad in a kimono featuring vibrant orange and blue panels with black geometric and floral motifs. The upper and lower sections are further embellished with repeating green transfer-printed bamboo-like foliage sprigs. The shade is fitted with a dark patinated metal fitter ring at the open end, which displays a decorative border of pierced cloverleaf motifs and is secured by three metal thumb screws. The glass body exhibits a swirled, semi-opaque texture throughout.