CHINE, ECOLE DE LI JUNTING, XIXEME SIECLE

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TABATIERE EN VERRE BLANC ET OVERLAY BLEU
CHINE, ECOLE DE LI JUNTING, XIXEME SIECLE
De forme ovoïde aplatie, décorée en overlay bleu, sur une face de deux petits poissons délicatement disposés parmi des papillons, fleurs et perles, le revers agrémenté d'un couple de canards nageant parmi poissons et lotus, les côtés rehaussés de masques de chimères soutenant un anneau, le bouchon en quartz rose
Hauteur: 5,9 cm. (2 5/16 in.)

Provenance

Di Donna, Paris, 1986

Special notice

Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country. No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT payable at 19.6% (5.5% for books) will be added to the buyer’s premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Further details

A BLUE OVERLAY WHITE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
CHINA, SCHOOL OF LI JUNTING, 19TH CENTURY

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Lot Essay

Although unsigned, this bottle can be confidently attributed to the school of the master glass carver, Li Junting, believed to have worked at Yangzhou and one of the most important and innovative of all Qing glass-carvers - also one of the few we can identify by name.
For a full discussion on the school, see Moss, Graham, Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles, Vol. 5, Glass, nos. 1020-46.

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