A RARE AND LARGE FIVE-COLOR OVERLAY BOTTLE

THIRD SESSION AT 4:45 P.M. PRECISELY (LOTS 355-428) SNUFF BOTTLES THE PROPERTY OF A LADY

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A RARE AND LARGE FIVE-COLOR OVERLAY BOTTLE
18TH CENTURY

Carved through the green, yellow, turquoise, red and aubergine semi-transparent overlay with a continuous scene of a fish-tailed dragon rising from breaking waves forming the foot to emit a plume of misty vapor which supports a large pavilion on one side, the reverse with a scene of a bat in flight above the setting sun framed by taihe rocks and an overhanging pine tree, all over a clear, bubble-suffused ground, minor chips, stopper

拍品專文

For a bottle in deep red overlay, also depicting a pavilion supported on a plume of vapor, see Sotheby's, New York, Important Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Kardos Collection, July 1, 1985, lot 26, front cover illustration