JINGDEZHEN KILNS, 1770-1850
Details
A BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN FACETED SNUFF BOTTLE
JINGDEZHEN KILNS, 1770-1850
Each side is molded with a raised panel, those on the main sides are decorated with scenes of a lady with a young child, those on the narrow sides with orchids. The characters zhenwan ('precious plaything') are inscribed on the base.
2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) high, glass stopper
JINGDEZHEN KILNS, 1770-1850
Each side is molded with a raised panel, those on the main sides are decorated with scenes of a lady with a young child, those on the narrow sides with orchids. The characters zhenwan ('precious plaything') are inscribed on the base.
2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) high, glass stopper
Provenance
Belfont Company Ltd., Hong Kong, 1998.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 2555.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 2555.
Exhibited
Boston, International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society Convention, The Barron Collection, 23-26 September 2008.