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JINGDEZHEN KILNS, 1850-1920
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A BLUE AND WHITE GUYUE XUAN ZHI PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE
JINGDEZHEN KILNS, 1850-1920
The bottle is decorated with a continuous scene of a warrior holding a lance on a copper-red horse exiting the city gate one one side in pursuit of a man and a woman with a cart filled with water jars on the reverse, with dragon-filled thought-clouds above their heads. The four-character mark Guyue Xuan zhi (Ancient Moon Pavilion) is written on top of the mouth, and a cricket is on the base.
2 5/8 in. (6.6 cm.) high, jasper stopper
JINGDEZHEN KILNS, 1850-1920
The bottle is decorated with a continuous scene of a warrior holding a lance on a copper-red horse exiting the city gate one one side in pursuit of a man and a woman with a cart filled with water jars on the reverse, with dragon-filled thought-clouds above their heads. The four-character mark Guyue Xuan zhi (Ancient Moon Pavilion) is written on top of the mouth, and a cricket is on the base.
2 5/8 in. (6.6 cm.) high, jasper stopper
Provenance
Dennis G. Crow, Los Angeles, California, 1994.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 1268.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 1268.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
Brought to you by
Andrew Lick