A SIX-COLOR OVERLAY SNOWSTORM GROUND BOTTLE

1750-1820

Details

A SIX-COLOR OVERLAY SNOWSTORM GROUND BOTTLE
1750-1820
Of flattened rounded rectangular shape, carved through overlays of red, blue, black, yellow, green and aubergine with two fish amidst lotus to one side and a butterfly above lotus and hibiscus to the other, one narrow side with rockwork and hibiscus, the other with lotus, stopper
2.7/8in. (7.3cm.) high

Provenance

Y. F. Yang & Co., Hong Kong, 1984

Literature

Rachelle R. Holden, Rivers and Mountains Far From the World, Hong Kong, 1994, pp. 56-57, no. 15

Lot Essay

Longevity symbols abound in this delightful and pictorally well-balanced bottle. The chrysanthemum is a symbol of autumn and represents the flower of the Ninth month. It blooms when most flowers fade. The lotus represents rebirth and in combination with fish can form a number of rebus. It can be read as hebao jinyu or niennian youyu. The first "May your purse be filled with gold and jade,i.e. riches." The second "May you live in abundance year after year."

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