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JINGDEZHEN KILNS, 1796-1820
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AN ENAMELED PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE
JINGDEZHEN KILNS, 1796-1820
The bottle is enameled in vivid tones with Zhong Kui seated on a pierced rock enclosing a demon, with a large peony to the side and a poetic inscription taken from the novel Romance of the Western Chamber on the reverse.
2 ¾ in. (7 cm.) high, jadeite stopper
JINGDEZHEN KILNS, 1796-1820
The bottle is enameled in vivid tones with Zhong Kui seated on a pierced rock enclosing a demon, with a large peony to the side and a poetic inscription taken from the novel Romance of the Western Chamber on the reverse.
2 ¾ in. (7 cm.) high, jadeite stopper
Provenance
Robert Kleiner, Belfont Company Ltd., Hong Kong, 1994.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 1676.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 1676.
Exhibited
Boston, International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society Convention, The Barron Collection, 23-26 September 2008.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.