秋山古寺 Qiūshān gǔsì Akiyama temple	作于山左久田 Zuò yú shān zuǒ jiǔtián Painted at shān zuǒ jiǔtián (? Perhaps a Japanese place)		时 在 乙酉 冬 月 上 浣 Shi Zai Yi You Dong Yue Shang Huan Made in Winter month 1945 at Shang Huan

This bottle has some curious references perhaps to places in Japan.

John Watson Estate of Ross Manor, Seaford Delaware
John Watson was stationed in China after WWII while in the Marines.
He bought a lot of the Asian articles and sent them home. Most probably these three crystal bottles were included. BACK  HOME