Lot Essay
Dongtian yipin, 'First class cave heaven', refers to caves or grottos that lead to otherworldly realms, as in the story of the 'Peach Blossom Spring'.
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PROPERTY FROM THE ROBERT LONSDALE COLLECTION, SARASOTA, FLORIDA
A BLUE-OVERLAY CLEAR GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
1740-1820
Details
A BLUE-OVERLAY CLEAR GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
1740-1820
Of well-hollowed, tapering ovoid form, the bottle is carved through the semi-transparent blue overlay to the bubble-suffused clear ground with orchid blooms and lingzhi borne on long leafy stems and growing amidst rocks. One side is inscribed, 'Dongtian yipin' ('First Class Cave Heaven').
2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm.) high, coral stopper
1740-1820
Of well-hollowed, tapering ovoid form, the bottle is carved through the semi-transparent blue overlay to the bubble-suffused clear ground with orchid blooms and lingzhi borne on long leafy stems and growing amidst rocks. One side is inscribed, 'Dongtian yipin' ('First Class Cave Heaven').
2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm.) high, coral stopper
Provenance
Marjorie Dillon Lonsdale (1920-2005) Collection, Sarasota, Florida.
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