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1821-1940
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THREE UNDERGLAZE BLUE PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLES
1821-1940
The first bottle is decorated with a scene of two scholars on horseback and a figure pushing a wheelchair, the second with a scholar in a pavilion and a fisherman, the third with a hawk and two quail. Each has molded mask and faux ring handles and a shen de tang zhi ('Made for the Hall for the Cultivation of Virtue') mark on the base.
2 ¼ in. (5.7 cm.) high, glass stoppers
1821-1940
The first bottle is decorated with a scene of two scholars on horseback and a figure pushing a wheelchair, the second with a scholar in a pavilion and a fisherman, the third with a hawk and two quail. Each has molded mask and faux ring handles and a shen de tang zhi ('Made for the Hall for the Cultivation of Virtue') mark on the base.
2 ¼ in. (5.7 cm.) high, glass stoppers
Provenance
The first and second bottle:
John Ault Collection, Bangkok.
Robert Kleiner, London, 2010.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, nos. 5082, 5083.
The third bottle:
Robert Kleiner, London, 2010.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 5085.
John Ault Collection, Bangkok.
Robert Kleiner, London, 2010.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, nos. 5082, 5083.
The third bottle:
Robert Kleiner, London, 2010.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 5085.
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Margaret Gristina