IMPERIAL, JINGDEZHEN KILNS, DAOGUANG FOUR-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN IRON RED AND OF THE PERIOD (1821-1850)

Details

AN ENAMELED PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE
IMPERIAL, JINGDEZHEN KILNS, DAOGUANG FOUR-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN IRON RED AND OF THE PERIOD (1821-1850)
The bottle is decorated on each side with a katydid detailed in green, yellow, blue and black, with the eyes picked out with gilt.
2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm.) high, jadeite stopper

Provenance

Robert C. Eldred Co., East Dennis, Massachusetts, 2003.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 3787.

Special notice

This lot is offered without reserve.

Lot Essay

The katydid, either alone or with its cage, became a very popular subject on snuff bottles during the early 19th century. An emblem of courage, the katydid in Chinese is pronounced guoguo, which sounds the same as the word 'country.'

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