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YANGZHOU SCHOOL, 1830-1900
Details
TWO OVERLAY WHITE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLES
YANGZHOU SCHOOL, 1830-1900
The first, 1860-1900, is carved through the pink overlay to the opaque white ground on one side with a pair of ducks beneath a blossoming branch, and on the other with two goldfish swimming next to rocks and amongst water plants. The second, 1830-1880, is carved through the translucent ruby-red overlay to the opaque white ground on one side with a figure, probably Mi Fu, kneeling before a rock with his attendant holding a fan above, the opposite side with Zhou Dunyi holding a staff standing next to a lotus-filled vessel below a three-character archaistic inscription reading ai lian tu ('On the Love of the Lotus'), referring to the ode he wrote.
2 3/8 in. and 2 1/8 in. (6.1 and 5.4 cm.) high, stone and jadeite stoppers
YANGZHOU SCHOOL, 1830-1900
The first, 1860-1900, is carved through the pink overlay to the opaque white ground on one side with a pair of ducks beneath a blossoming branch, and on the other with two goldfish swimming next to rocks and amongst water plants. The second, 1830-1880, is carved through the translucent ruby-red overlay to the opaque white ground on one side with a figure, probably Mi Fu, kneeling before a rock with his attendant holding a fan above, the opposite side with Zhou Dunyi holding a staff standing next to a lotus-filled vessel below a three-character archaistic inscription reading ai lian tu ('On the Love of the Lotus'), referring to the ode he wrote.
2 3/8 in. and 2 1/8 in. (6.1 and 5.4 cm.) high, stone and jadeite stoppers
Provenance
First bottle:
Asian Art Studio, Los Angeles, California, 2011.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 5210.
Second bottle:
Jack Rose Collection.
Bonham's London, 13 May 2010, lot 44.
Robert Hall, London, 2010.
Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd., Hong Kong, 2011.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 5182.
Asian Art Studio, Los Angeles, California, 2011.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 5210.
Second bottle:
Jack Rose Collection.
Bonham's London, 13 May 2010, lot 44.
Robert Hall, London, 2010.
Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd., Hong Kong, 2011.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 5182.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
Items which contain rubies or jadeite originating in Burma (Myanmar) may not
be imported into the U.S. As a convenience to our bidders, we have marked
these lots with Y. Please be advised that a purchaser¹s inability to import
any such item into the U.S. or any other country shall not constitute
grounds for non-payment or cancellation of the sale.
With respect to items that contain any other types of gemstones originating
in Burma (e.g., sapphires), such items may be imported into the U.S.,
provided that the gemstones have been mounted or incorporated into jewellery
outside of Burma and provided that the setting is not of a temporary nature
(e.g., a string).
Brought to you by
Margaret Gristina (葛曼琪)
Senior Specialist, VP