A PAIR OF CHINESE IMARI APOTHECARY BOTTLES
KANGXI PERIOD
With a formal arrangement of lotus vine bearing blooms, a tasselled collar around the necks
10¼ in. (26 cm.) high, the slightly larger (2)
Provenance
Benjamin F. Edwards III Collection
Lot Essay
A European form used for liquid medicines and made in both Japan and China, most often in the 17th century, these bottles were sometimes inscribed with the names of potential contents or of an owner.
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