A CELADON AND RUSSET JADE BOTTLE

细节

A CELADON AND RUSSET JADE BOTTLE
EARLY 19TH CENTURY

Of rounded rectangular shape, carved on one side in deep relief with two figures, possibly the Hehe erxian, standing on a pine vessel traveling downstream, one opening a basket issuing a magical mist, a gourd vessel similarly issuing a mist hanging in the branches of the pine vessel above, the reverse with a four-character inscription and two seals, stopper

拍品专文

The four-character inscription, Yi tuan he qi, may be translated, "Keep on the right side of everyone", or "Keep on good terms with everyone at the expense of principle". The two seals read hsui (water) and yong (eternal)