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YANGZHOU, ATTRIBUTED TO LI JUNTING, 1780-1850
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A BLUE-OVERLAY OPAQUE WHITE GLASS DOUBLE-GOURD-FORM SNUFF BOTTLE
YANGZHOU, ATTRIBUTED TO LI JUNTING, 1780-1850
The bottle is carved on one side with a six-character inscription which may be translated as, "May your life be as enduring as metal and stone," with two small bats flying above a flower-filled basket flanked by a hoe and wine cup, and with a small seal towards the base reading jixiang (good fortune). The reverse is carved with a crane flying above a pair of ducks amidst water plants.
2 13⁄16 (7.1 cm.) in. high, pink tourmaline stopper
YANGZHOU, ATTRIBUTED TO LI JUNTING, 1780-1850
The bottle is carved on one side with a six-character inscription which may be translated as, "May your life be as enduring as metal and stone," with two small bats flying above a flower-filled basket flanked by a hoe and wine cup, and with a small seal towards the base reading jixiang (good fortune). The reverse is carved with a crane flying above a pair of ducks amidst water plants.
2 13⁄16 (7.1 cm.) in. high, pink tourmaline stopper
Provenance
Robert Hall, London, 1993.
Rachelle R. Holden Collection, New York.
Rachelle R. Holden Collection, New York.
Literature
R. Holden, Rivers and Mountains Far From the World - The Rachelle R. Holden Collection, A Personal Commentary, New York, 1994, pp. 58-59, no. 16.
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