Lot Essay
The imagery of the rooster (gongji) and cockscomb (jiguanhua) relates the wish to receive a continual rise in rank (guanshang jiaguan).
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IMPERIAL, JINGDEZHEN KILNS, DAOGUANG FOUR-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN IRON RED AND OF THE PERIOD (1821-1850)
Details
A FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE
IMPERIAL, JINGDEZHEN KILNS, DAOGUANG FOUR-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN IRON RED AND OF THE PERIOD (1821-1850)
The rounded rectangular bottle is enameled on both sides with a rooster standing on a rock amidst cockscomb.
2 ½ in. (6.4 cm.) high, glass stopper
IMPERIAL, JINGDEZHEN KILNS, DAOGUANG FOUR-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN IRON RED AND OF THE PERIOD (1821-1850)
The rounded rectangular bottle is enameled on both sides with a rooster standing on a rock amidst cockscomb.
2 ½ in. (6.4 cm.) high, glass stopper
Provenance
Robert Kleiner, London, 2003.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 3761.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 3761.
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Margaret Gristina