Lot Essay
The four-character inscription, Tan hua ji di, can be translated as 'one who finished third in imperial examination'. The butterflies form a rebus, as Tan hua can also be read as 'search for flowers'
Details
AN OPAQUE BLACK-OVERLAY CLEAR GLASS BOTTLE
SEAL MARK OF ZIGANG, 19TH CENTURY
Of pear shape, carved with a butterfly above flowerheads on one side and a four-character inscription and on the other with two seals, above a black footring, neck chips, neck possibly reduced, stopper
SEAL MARK OF ZIGANG, 19TH CENTURY
Of pear shape, carved with a butterfly above flowerheads on one side and a four-character inscription and on the other with two seals, above a black footring, neck chips, neck possibly reduced, stopper
Provenance
Albert Pyke Collection, Los Angeles