A FIVE-COLOR OVERLAY WHITE GLASS BOTTLE

ATTRIBUTED TO LI JUNTING, POSSIBLY YANGZHOU, 1810-1840

Details

A FIVE-COLOR OVERLAY WHITE GLASS BOTTLE
Attributed to Li Junting, possibly Yangzhou, 1810-1840
Of flattened, rounded form, carved on either side through the pink, purplish-blue, pale yellow, mint-green and brown overlays with a vase of flowers and various delicacies, a four-character inscription to one side, the narrow sides with masks and fixed-ring handles, stopper
2in. (5cm.) high

Provenance

Hilda Somers Collection, acquired prior to 1952.

Lot Essay

The four-character inscription may be translated: 'Small Fragrances of Spring and Autumn.'

Although typical of the multi-colored overlays of the Li Jungting school, this is a more impressive and better carved example, suggesting the hand of the master, Li Junting himself.

For another Li Junting multi-colored overlay bottle still in the Imperial Collection, see Masterpieces of Snuff Bottles in the Palace Museum, Beijing, 1995, p. 106, no. 99.

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