Lot Essay
A similar bottle with differences in enamel colors was sold in our Hong Kong Rooms, The J & J Collection, Part 1, 25 April 2004, lot 875.
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Details
A MOLDED AND ENAMELED SQUIRREL-FORM PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE
1840-1900
Well modeled in the round and enameled in vivid colors as a squirrel grasping onto a branch of fruiting grape vine, stopper
3 1/8 in. (7.95 cm.) long
1840-1900
Well modeled in the round and enameled in vivid colors as a squirrel grasping onto a branch of fruiting grape vine, stopper
3 1/8 in. (7.95 cm.) long
Provenance
Harry Ross
Christie's London, 19 June 1978, lot 23
Hugh M. Moss Ltd.
Christie's London, 19 June 1978, lot 23
Hugh M. Moss Ltd.
Literature
Chinese Snuff Bottles No. 5, p. 59, fig. 41
South China Morning Post, 30 June 1978, p. 15, lot 23
Moss et. al., The Art of the Chinese Snuff Bottle, The J&J Collection, vol. 1, no. 243
Silver Kris, February 1995, p. 39
South China Morning Post, 30 June 1978, p. 15, lot 23
Moss et. al., The Art of the Chinese Snuff Bottle, The J&J Collection, vol. 1, no. 243
Silver Kris, February 1995, p. 39
Exhibited
Christie's New York, 1993
Empress Place Museum, Singapore, 1994
Museum fur Kunsthandwerk, Frankfurt, 1996-1997
Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, London, 1997
Naples Museum of Art, Florida, 2002
Portland Museum of Art, Oregon, 2002
National Museum of History, Taipei, 2002
International Asian Art Fair, Seventh Regiment Armory, New York, 2003
Poly Art Museum, Beijing, 2003
Empress Place Museum, Singapore, 1994
Museum fur Kunsthandwerk, Frankfurt, 1996-1997
Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, London, 1997
Naples Museum of Art, Florida, 2002
Portland Museum of Art, Oregon, 2002
National Museum of History, Taipei, 2002
International Asian Art Fair, Seventh Regiment Armory, New York, 2003
Poly Art Museum, Beijing, 2003