ATTRIBUTED TO LI JUNTING, PROBABLY YANGZHOU, 1820-1840

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A BROWN OVERLAY WHITE GLASS BOTTLE
Attributed to Li Junting, probably Yangzhou, 1820-1840
Of rounded rectangular shape, carved through the pale brown overlay with a crane standing on one leg next to a blossoming tree, a small oval seal to the side reading Jixiang (Auspicious), the reverse with a recumbent deer beneath a pine tree, the narrow sides with masks suspending fixed rings, stopper
2½in. (6.1cm.) high

Lot Essay

The seal Jixiang was commmonly used by Li Junting on his wares when he was not signing with one of his several assumed names. It is among his better-known seals, appearing on many examples. See the cinnabar-red overlay yellow glass bottle bearing the same seal, from the Blanche B. Exstein Collection, sold in these rooms, 21 March 2002, lot 50.

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