Lot Essay
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XIANFENG FOUR-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN IRON RED AND OF THE PERIOD (1851-1861)
Details
A FINE IRON-RED DECORATED PORCELAIN ‘ROMANCE OF THREE KINGDOMS’ SNUFF BOTTLE
XIANFENG FOUR-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN IRON RED AND OF THE PERIOD (1851-1861)
The bottle is painted with a continuous scene depicting the military general Jiang Wei kneeling in front of the legendary statesman Zhuge Liang holding his fan, accompanied by an attendant carrying a canopy. The base is inscribed with a Xianfeng reign mark. Together with a porcelain snuff dish decorated in iron red with five fruits.
Bottle: 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm.) high; coral stopper;
Dish: 1.15/16 in. (5 cm.) diam. (2)
XIANFENG FOUR-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN IRON RED AND OF THE PERIOD (1851-1861)
The bottle is painted with a continuous scene depicting the military general Jiang Wei kneeling in front of the legendary statesman Zhuge Liang holding his fan, accompanied by an attendant carrying a canopy. The base is inscribed with a Xianfeng reign mark. Together with a porcelain snuff dish decorated in iron red with five fruits.
Bottle: 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm.) high; coral stopper;
Dish: 1.15/16 in. (5 cm.) diam. (2)
Provenance
Dish: Robert Hall, London, April 1998
Literature
Bottle: Journal of the International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society (JICSBS), 46/2 (Spring 2014), 10, fig. 40
Hugh Moss and Stuart Sargent, The Water Pine and Stone Retreat Collection of Snuff Bottles. Part One. Imperial Influence over the Snuff Bottle Arts, Hong Kong, 2017, no. 21.3.1055
Hugh Moss and Stuart Sargent, The Water Pine and Stone Retreat Collection of Snuff Bottles. Part One. Imperial Influence over the Snuff Bottle Arts, Hong Kong, 2017, no. 21.3.1055
Special notice
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