DATED RENXU YEAR CORRESPONDING TO 1922

Details

an inside-painted glass bottle
Dated renxu year corresponding to 1922
Of rounded rectangular shape with lion-mask and fixed-ring handles, one side painted with a seated figure on a riverbank below a tree before a bridge, the reverse with mounted scrolls below an inscription
2½ in. (6.4 cm.) high, stopper

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PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS BY WANG XISAN, AND IT DATES FROM 1982.

Lot Essay

The inscription refers to Li Chun and the famous Zhaozhou stone bridge he built during the Sui Dynasty (581-618), which is an outstanding example of ancient Chinese architecture.
The calligraphy was inscribed by Jisan at the Yihuyan Studio.

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