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1800-1860
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AN UNDERGLAZE COPPER-RED-DECORATED BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE
1800-1860
The cylindrical bottle is decorated under the glaze in copper red of crushed-strawberry tone and cobalt blue with a farmer seated astride a water buffalo in a rocky landscape as he holds a stick on which a bird is perched. The characters wan yu ('jade to be treasured') are written in underglaze blue on the base.
3 in. (7.6 cm.) high, glass stopper
1800-1860
The cylindrical bottle is decorated under the glaze in copper red of crushed-strawberry tone and cobalt blue with a farmer seated astride a water buffalo in a rocky landscape as he holds a stick on which a bird is perched. The characters wan yu ('jade to be treasured') are written in underglaze blue on the base.
3 in. (7.6 cm.) high, glass stopper
Provenance
John Ault Collection.
Robert Kleiner, London, 2011.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 5141.
Robert Kleiner, London, 2011.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 5141.