AN UNUSUAL FAMILLE ROSE MOLDED PORCELAIN BOTTLE

SCHOOL OF WANG BINGRONG, 1840-1900

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AN UNUSUAL FAMILLE ROSE MOLDED PORCELAIN BOTTLE
School of Wang Bingrong, 1840-1900
Of tall, high-shouldered tapering form, crisply molded, reticulated and brightly enameled with a writhing five-clawed dragon chasing a flaming pearl on one side, the reverse with a long-tailed fenghuang perched on rockwork amidst swirling clouds, all between bands of undulating waves at the base and a band of key fret at the neck, apocryphal Qianlong four-character seal mark, stopper
3¼in. (8cm.) high

Provenance

Sotheby's, New York, Important Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Collection of Alice B. McReynolds, 16 April 1985, lot 23.

Lot Essay

Based on the style of the dragon, this bottle can be attributed to Wang Bingrong, from whose hand many such beasts are known. Here his relatively more commercial approach to production is demonstrated by the apocryphal Qianlong reign mark. This is a rare example of a series of molded porcelain bottles from the mid-nineteenth century which are based on originals from the late Qianlong and Jiaqing periods. This is one of the few where a known porcelain carver can be identified as the maker.

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