Lot Essay
Mu Wang was the fifth sovereign of the Zhou Dynasty (c.1100-256 B.C.). His eight horses are renowned in legend and story and became a popular motif in Chinese art.
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1750-1790
Details
A RED OVERLAY SNOWSTORM GLASS BOTTLE
1750-1790
Of flattened rounded shape, delicately carved in relief through a rich red overlay with the "Eight Horses of Mu Wang" amidst pine, all on a snowstorm ground, two horses to one side unusually depicted with their necks tenderly entwined, stopper
26in. (6.5cm.)
1750-1790
Of flattened rounded shape, delicately carved in relief through a rich red overlay with the "Eight Horses of Mu Wang" amidst pine, all on a snowstorm ground, two horses to one side unusually depicted with their necks tenderly entwined, stopper
26in. (6.5cm.)
Provenance
Y. F. Yang, Hong Kong, 1982
Literature
Rachelle R. Holden, Rivers and Mountains Far From the World, Hong Kong, 1994, p. 50, page divider