Lot Essay
The inscription reads: Zhuang Yuan Ji Di Du Zhan Ao Tou which can be read as 'Scholar who came first in the highest Imperial examination'
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A RED OVERLAY GLASS GLOBULAR BOTTLE
18TH/19TH CENTURY
Well carved through the carnelian-red overlay to the opaque white ground with a continuous eight-character inscription set between a lappet border below and a cloud collar above, with a band of upright leaves at the base of the neck, agate stopper
18TH/19TH CENTURY
Well carved through the carnelian-red overlay to the opaque white ground with a continuous eight-character inscription set between a lappet border below and a cloud collar above, with a band of upright leaves at the base of the neck, agate stopper