Lot Essay
For a similar example of the first bottle, see Sotheby's, Hong Kong, 28 October 1992, lot 467
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1800-1880
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Two Blue and White Porcelain Bottles
1800-1880
One of mallet shape, painted with lotus on a meandering stem, the other of cylindrical shape, painted in iron-red, iron-brown, yellow and blue with three warrior figures from the opera holding sticks with three feather tufts along their lengths, stoppers
36in. (8.8cm.), 36in. (8.1cm.) high (2)
1800-1880
One of mallet shape, painted with lotus on a meandering stem, the other of cylindrical shape, painted in iron-red, iron-brown, yellow and blue with three warrior figures from the opera holding sticks with three feather tufts along their lengths, stoppers
36in. (8.8cm.), 36in. (8.1cm.) high (2)