IMPERIAL, JINGDEZHEN KILNS, JIAQING FOUR-CHARACTER MARK IN IRON RED AND OF THE PERIOD (1796-1810)

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AN UNUSUAL BLUE-ENAMELED MOLDED PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE
IMPERIAL, JINGDEZHEN KILNS, JIAQING FOUR-CHARACTER MARK IN IRON RED AND OF THE PERIOD (1796-1810)
The cylindrical bottle is made in imitation of a blue-overlay glass bottle and is molded in relief with two dragons, one chasing a flaming pearl above the other as it rises from froth-capped waves, all covered in bright blue enamel against the white ground.
2 ¾ in. (7 cm.) high, glass stopper

Provenance

J. Holmes, Australia.
Clare Lawrence Ltd., London, 1995.
Asian Art Studio, Los Angeles, California, 2012.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 5378.

Special notice

This lot is offered without reserve.

Lot Essay

It appears that this pattern was popular through the Qianlong and Jiaqing reigns. A Qianlong-marked bottle of similar proportions, but probably from a slightly different mold, was in the Ruth and Carl Barron Collection Part I, sold at Christie's New York, 16 September 2015, lot 224.

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