Lot Essay
The Story of the Flooding of Jinshan Temple forms part of the plot of The Legend of the White Snake, Bai She Zhuan, which is a famous Chinese legend.
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19TH CENTURY
Details
A FAMILLE ROSE FLATTENED SNUFF BOTTLE
19TH CENTURY
the bottle is decorated and gilt to one side with a scene from the story of the Flooding of Jinshan Temple, Shuiman Jinshan, and the reverse depicts figures in an interior setting. The sides are decorated in underglaze blue and gilt with flower scrolls. The base with an apocryphal Qianlong seal mark.
2 ¼ in. (5.7 cm.) high
19TH CENTURY
the bottle is decorated and gilt to one side with a scene from the story of the Flooding of Jinshan Temple, Shuiman Jinshan, and the reverse depicts figures in an interior setting. The sides are decorated in underglaze blue and gilt with flower scrolls. The base with an apocryphal Qianlong seal mark.
2 ¼ in. (5.7 cm.) high
Provenance
Property from the Geronimo Berenguer de los Reyes, Jr. Collection.
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