Lot Essay
For a spade-shaped bottle painted with a near identical scene, see Chrisite's, Hong Kong, 1 November 1994, lot 1322.
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QIANLONG FOUR-CHARACTER IRON-RED SEAL MARK, 1800-1850
Details
A FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN BOTTLE
Qianlong four-character iron-red seal mark, 1800-1850
Of squat pear shape, painted with an oval panel to each side, one side depicting a scholar seated on a kang with two children holding books in an interior setting, the other depicting three children in another interior, two holding books, all set on a yellow ground with famille rose scrolling foliage, stopper
2.1/8in. (5.3cm.) high
Qianlong four-character iron-red seal mark, 1800-1850
Of squat pear shape, painted with an oval panel to each side, one side depicting a scholar seated on a kang with two children holding books in an interior setting, the other depicting three children in another interior, two holding books, all set on a yellow ground with famille rose scrolling foliage, stopper
2.1/8in. (5.3cm.) high
Provenance
Bob C. Stevens Collection
Sotheby's, New York, 26 March 1982, lot 58
Sotheby's, New York, 26 March 1982, lot 58
Literature
Bob C. Stevens, The Collector's Book of Snuff Bottles, Tokyo, 1976, pp. 96-97, no. 294.
Arts of Asia, January-February, 1982, p. 95, fig. 17.
Arts of Asia, January-February, 1982, p. 95, fig. 17.
Exhibited
Mikimoto, Tokyo, Japan, 1978, no. 80