Lot Essay
The unique subject of the bottle depicts Wang Xizhi (AD 321-379) and Huai Su (7th century), two of China's premier calligraphers.
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1760-1850
Details
A CARVED AMBER SNUFF BOTTLE
1760-1850
The well-hollowed and even-colored amber bottle is carved on one side with Wang Xizhi being handed a goose by an attendant, and the reverse is carved with Huai Su, the Buddhist monk and calligrapher, inscribing a banana leaf as his attendant stands behind him.
2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm.) high, glass stopper
1760-1850
The well-hollowed and even-colored amber bottle is carved on one side with Wang Xizhi being handed a goose by an attendant, and the reverse is carved with Huai Su, the Buddhist monk and calligrapher, inscribing a banana leaf as his attendant stands behind him.
2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm.) high, glass stopper
Provenance
Mrs. C. G. Blaxter.
Sotheby’s, London, 6 March 1979, lot 132.
The Guo’an Collection, no. 289.
Sotheby’s, Hong Kong, 30 October 2000, lot 651.
Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd., Hong Kong, 2001.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 3155.
Sotheby’s, London, 6 March 1979, lot 132.
The Guo’an Collection, no. 289.
Sotheby’s, Hong Kong, 30 October 2000, lot 651.
Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd., Hong Kong, 2001.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 3155.
Literature
Ann Kreuger, ‘Kinesiska snusflaskor. Samlarfavoriter i miniatyr,’ Antik & Auktion, October 1989, p. 63.
Exhibited
Stockholm, Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, Kinesiskt blomstersprok.
Boston, International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society Convention, The Barron Collection, 23-26 September 2008.
Boston, International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society Convention, The Barron Collection, 23-26 September 2008.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
Brought to you by
Andrew Lick