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Lot Essay
As the lotus flower emerges pristinely white on a straight stem from the murky waters, it was adopted as a symbol of purity and integrity and came to be associated with the upright gentleman. The lotus was also appropriated as a Buddhist symbol, and its formalized overlapping petals can be seen adorning the bases of Buddhist sculptures from the sixth century onwards.
A very similar bottle, but in pink glass, is in the Denis S. K. Low Collection and illustrated by R. Kleiner, Treasures from the Sanctum of Enlightened Respect, Singapore, 1999, no. 93. Other related pink glass 'lotus' bottles include the example illustrated by H. Moss, V. Graham and K. B. Tsang, The Art of the Chinese Snuff Bottle: The J & J Collection, vol. II, New York, 1993, p. 597, no. 358; a bottle from the Blanche B. Exstein Collection, sold at Christie's New York, 21 March 2002, lot 44; and an example from the Hildegard Schonfeld Collection, sold at Christie's New York, 21 March 2013, lot 1097.
An identical bottle was sold at Christie's New York, 20 September 2005, lot 411.
A very similar bottle, but in pink glass, is in the Denis S. K. Low Collection and illustrated by R. Kleiner, Treasures from the Sanctum of Enlightened Respect, Singapore, 1999, no. 93. Other related pink glass 'lotus' bottles include the example illustrated by H. Moss, V. Graham and K. B. Tsang, The Art of the Chinese Snuff Bottle: The J & J Collection, vol. II, New York, 1993, p. 597, no. 358; a bottle from the Blanche B. Exstein Collection, sold at Christie's New York, 21 March 2002, lot 44; and an example from the Hildegard Schonfeld Collection, sold at Christie's New York, 21 March 2013, lot 1097.
An identical bottle was sold at Christie's New York, 20 September 2005, lot 411.