PROBABLY IMPERIAL, ATTRIBUTED TO THE PALACE WORKSHOPS, BEIJING, 1730-1820

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A FINELY CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER GILT-BRONZE SNUFF BOTTLE
PROBABLY IMPERIAL, ATTRIBUTED TO THE PALACE WORKSHOPS, BEIJING, 1730-1820
Of flattened, broad oval form, intricately carved on either side with a scene of five boys in a lush landscape setting, one group practicing calligraphy, the other group reading and discussing literature, the original stopper carved with overlapping petals suggestive of a stylized mallow blossom
2 7/16 in. (6.1 cm.) high

Provenance

Fritz A. Brockelmann Collection, formed in Canton (Guangzhou) between 1883 and 1899.

Lot Essay

Compare three cinnabar lacquer bottles carved with similar figural scenes in the Qing Court Collection in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum - 47 - Snuff Bottles, Hong Kong, 2003, pp. 255-8, nos. 392-5.

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