A RED OVERLAY CLEAR GLASS BOTTLE
A RED OVERLAY CLEAR GLASS BOTTLE

1760-1830

細節
A RED OVERLAY CLEAR GLASS BOTTLE
1760-1830
Of rounded form, boldly carved through the ruby-red overlay with a continuous scene of a crane carrying a tally in its beak and bats carrying auspicious objects flying above roiling waves and a pavilion set on a rocky outcropping, stopper
2 1/8in. (5.2cm.) high
來源
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Christie's, New York, 24 June 1983, lot 1010.

拍品專文

The symbolism presented on this bottle relates to good fortune and longevity, the crane carrying a tally relates to an ancient story regarding immense longevity.