Lot Essay
The seals on the present bottle include those of Lang Shining (Castiglione) and part of the design has been copied from his 18th- century paintings.
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REPUBLIC PERIOD, 1911-1949
Details
A FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE
REPUBLIC PERIOD, 1911-1949
The bottle is decorated on one side with a dog shown beside a flowering rose and a tree, the reverse with a scene of a chicken eating an insect below flowering pink rose. Each side bears an poetic inscription referring to the scene, followed by two seals, 'shi' and 'ning'. The base has an apocryphal Qianlong seal mark.
2 ½ in. (6.3 cm.) high, glass stopper
REPUBLIC PERIOD, 1911-1949
The bottle is decorated on one side with a dog shown beside a flowering rose and a tree, the reverse with a scene of a chicken eating an insect below flowering pink rose. Each side bears an poetic inscription referring to the scene, followed by two seals, 'shi' and 'ning'. The base has an apocryphal Qianlong seal mark.
2 ½ in. (6.3 cm.) high, glass stopper
Provenance
Robert Kleiner, Belfont Company Ltd., Hong Kong, 2001.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 3314.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 3314.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.