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JINGDEZHEN KILNS, 1830-1900
Details
THREE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLES
JINGDEZHEN KILNS, 1830-1900
The first, a double bottle, 1840-1900, is decorated on each bottle with a figure and a calligraphic inscription relating to the figures, and the base with a four-character mark, ruyu zhenwan, translating to 'precious plaything equal to jade'. The second, 1830-1880, has an unusual inscription relating to the underglaze blue and copper-red scene of a scholar on a day bed below a stand of bamboo. The third, Xianfeng four-character mark and of the period (1851-1861), is decorated with an unusual subject comprised of five tigers, one with wings and one with a crowned human rider, the base polished.
1 ¾, 3 1/8 and 2 ¾ in. (4.4, 8 and 7 cm.) high, agate and shell stoppers.
JINGDEZHEN KILNS, 1830-1900
The first, a double bottle, 1840-1900, is decorated on each bottle with a figure and a calligraphic inscription relating to the figures, and the base with a four-character mark, ruyu zhenwan, translating to 'precious plaything equal to jade'. The second, 1830-1880, has an unusual inscription relating to the underglaze blue and copper-red scene of a scholar on a day bed below a stand of bamboo. The third, Xianfeng four-character mark and of the period (1851-1861), is decorated with an unusual subject comprised of five tigers, one with wings and one with a crowned human rider, the base polished.
1 ¾, 3 1/8 and 2 ¾ in. (4.4, 8 and 7 cm.) high, agate and shell stoppers.
Provenance
First bottle: Alice Klein Collection, California.
Asian Art Studio, Los Angeles, California, 2011.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 5218.
Second and third bottle: John Ault Collection, Bangkok, Thailand.
Robert Kleiner, London, 2010 and 2011.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, nos. 5081 and 5144.
Asian Art Studio, Los Angeles, California, 2011.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 5218.
Second and third bottle: John Ault Collection, Bangkok, Thailand.
Robert Kleiner, London, 2010 and 2011.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, nos. 5081 and 5144.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.