A CINNABAR-RED OVERLAY YELLOW GLASS BOTTLE

ATTRIBUTED TO LI JUNTING, PROBABLY YANGZHOU, 1820-1840

Details

A CINNABAR-RED OVERLAY YELLOW GLASS BOTTLE
Attributed to Li Junting, probably Yangzhou, 1820-1840
Of rounded-rectangular shape, carved through the cinnabar-red overlay with a recumbent horse beneath a pine and bat on one side, the reverse with blossoming branches in a gu-form vase, a ruyi sceptre and a teapot, and a small oval seal to the side reading Jiaxing (Auspicious), the narrow sides carved with masks and fixed-ring handles, stopper
2½in. (6.4cm.) high

Provenance

Sotheby's, New York, Fine and Important Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Collection of Bob C. Stevens, Part III, 25 June 1982, lot 12.

Literature

B. Stevens, The Collector's Book of Snuff Bottles, New York, 1976, p. 75, no. 246.

Lot Essay

The seal Jixiang was commonly used by Li Junting on his wares when he was not signing with one of his several assumed names. It is among his better-known seals, appearing on many examples. This is an extremely rare color combination for the Li School.

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