Lot Essay
For almost identical bottles see Chinese Snuff Bottles, Hong Kong Museum of Art, 15 Oct-26 Nov, 1977, Catalogue, fig. 67; and Hugh Moss, Chinese Snuff Bottles:5, fig. 29
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A TURQUOISE-GLAZED RETICULATED PORCELAIN BOTTLE
1796-1840
Of flattened baluster shape, the body molded and pierced with a three-clawed dragon amidst clouds on one side and a phoenix on the other, revealing a biscuit vase in the interior, some underside lip restoration, glaze chips, stopper
1796-1840
Of flattened baluster shape, the body molded and pierced with a three-clawed dragon amidst clouds on one side and a phoenix on the other, revealing a biscuit vase in the interior, some underside lip restoration, glaze chips, stopper