ZHITING SCHOOL, SUZHOU, 1800-1880

Zhiting, for whom this school was named, was one of the few hardstone carvers of the Qing dynasty who signed his wares with the intention of establishing an artistic identity. The name "Zhiting School" has been applied to a particular group of carvings from Suzhou. For a discussion on the Zhiting School, see Moss, Graham, Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles, The Mary and George Bloch Collection, Vol. 2, Part 2, Hong Kong, 1998, pp. 504-9, no. 366. Crystal bottles from this school are particularly rare.