AN IMPERIAL TRANSPARENT MUSTARD-YELLOW GLASS BOTTLE

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AN IMPERIAL TRANSPARENT MUSTARD-YELLOW GLASS BOTTLE
GUANGXU INCISED FOUR-CHARACTER MARK WITHIN A SQUARE ON THE BASE AND OF THE PERIOD

Of rounded shape, the glass of vibrant, fresh, clear tone with some small bubbles, standing on an oval foot, mouth nibbles, minor inclusions
2 3/8in. (6.1cm.) high, stopper

Lot Essay

For a Qianlong-marked precursor of this type, of more reddish tone, see Robert Kleiner, Chinese Snuff Bottles in the Collection of Mary and George Bloch, London, 1995, p. 182, no. 109

See, also, the footnote to lot 36

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