JINGDEZHEN KILNS, 1840-1900

Details

AN ENAMELED AND MOLDED PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE
JINGDEZHEN KILNS, 1840-1900
One side has raised decoration of a seal face reading Xunyangling yin ('Seal of the Xunyang prefect') and a censer, the reverse is decorated with a lady riding a tiger and wielding a sword
2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm.) high, glass and metal stopper

Provenance

The Oriental Corner, 1994.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 4033.

Special notice

This lot is offered without reserve.

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Lot Essay

A related bottle decorated with an identical raised seal, but in underglaze blue, is illustrated by Moss, Graham, Tsang in A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles: the Mary and George Bloch Collection, Vol. 6, Part 3, Hong Kong, 2008, p. 886, no. 1421.

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