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JINGDEZHEN KILNS, 1840-1880
Details
AN IRON-RED-DECORATED PORCELAIN EGGPLANT-FORM SNUFF BOTTLE
JINGDEZHEN KILNS, 1840-1880
The bottle is decorated on one side with Zhong Kui, the Demon Queller, shown in his scholar's hat and holding a sword as he watches a bat in flight.
3 in. (7.6 cm.) long, porcelain stem-form stopper
JINGDEZHEN KILNS, 1840-1880
The bottle is decorated on one side with Zhong Kui, the Demon Queller, shown in his scholar's hat and holding a sword as he watches a bat in flight.
3 in. (7.6 cm.) long, porcelain stem-form stopper
Provenance
Bernice Straus Hasterlik Collection; Sotheby's New York, 17 September 1996, lot 155.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 2275.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 2275.
Exhibited
Boston, International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society Convention, The Barron Collection, 23-26 September 2008.