ATTRIBUTED TO WU XIJIU, 1910-1920

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A WHITE GLASS 'JOURNEY TO THE WEST' SNUFF BOTTLE
ATTRIBUTED TO WU XIJIU, 1910-1920
Of flattened, rounded form, supported on a raised foot ring, the bottle is engraved with scenes from 'Journey to the West', with carved lion-mask handles at either side. The base has an inscribed apocryphal Qianlong mark.
2 3/8 in. (6.2 cm.) high, coral stopper

Provenance

Acquired 1960s or earlier.

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Lot Essay

Another glass bottle engraved by Wu Xijiu, with a landscape scene and a long inscription and date, is illustrated by H. Moss, V. Graham, K.B. Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles, The Mary and George Bloch Collection, Hong Kong, 2002, Vol. 5, part 3, Glass, pp. 804-807, no. 1058, along with a discussion of this artist's work.

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