BOTTLE, POSSIBLY FROM YUANHU, ZHEJIANG PROVINCE, 1895-1909; DECORATION, ZHOU HONGLAI, HANGZHOU, DATED AUTUMN, WUXU YEAR (1898), SIGNED YANBIN, WITH ONE SEAL ZHOU

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**AN ENGRAVED WHITE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
BOTTLE, POSSIBLY FROM YUANHU, ZHEJIANG PROVINCE, 1895-1909; DECORATION, ZHOU HONGLAI, HANGZHOU, DATED AUTUMN, WUXU YEAR (1898), SIGNED YANBIN, WITH ONE SEAL ZHOU
Of rounded rectangular form, finely engraved on one side with a scholar, possibly Li Po, seated at the base of a slope, gazing up at a descending crane, the reverse engraved with the text of a classical letter by Li Po, stopper
2 5/16 in. (5.8 cm.) high

Literature

M. M. Renk, "Carved Calligraphy Snuff Bottle', JICSBS, vol.7, no. 3, September 1975, pp. 14-5.

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Lot Essay

Zhou Honglai was among the finest of the artists who specialized in micro-engraving at the end of the Qing dynasty. He worked mostly on glass, but occasionally on porcelain. Zhou also adopted the art names Yanbin and Yanbin jushi (indicating a retired scholar). For a further discussion on the artist, see Moss, et. al, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles, vol. 5, Glass, Hong Kong, 2002, pp. 784-901, nos. 1049-56.

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