Bottle ID: 00240

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YANGZHOU, TURQUOISE, BLOSSOMS & FLOWERS

Date: 1770-1820

Height: 55 mm

Glass, of flattened rounded form, the shoulders tapering to an everted mouth, and with a slightly concave base, decorated in famille rose enamels on an opaque turquoise ground with on both sides, leafy blossoms and flowers, the base with an iron-red four character Qianlong nianzhi mark in seal script.
Attributed to Yangzhou.

Similar Examples:

Crane Collection nos. 204 and 430.
Sotheby's, New York, November 22, 1988, lot 21, The Bai Shi Collection.
Kleiner, Robert.  Treasures from the Sanctum of Enlightened Respect, Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Collection of Denis Low, 1999, p. 23, no. 17.
Low Denis S. K.  More Treasures from the Sanctum of Enlightened Respect, 2002, p. 20, no. 17.

Provenance:

Clare Lawrence Ltd.
Christie's, Hong Kong, November 1994, lot 1234
Christie, Manson & Woods, St. James's, London, June 14, 1971, lot 44
The Ko Family Collection

 

 

 

Exhibited:

Annual Convention ICSBS Toronto, October 2007

Published:

JICSBS, Spring 2006, p. 31, fig. 41

The group of enamel on glass bottles, of which this is part, is characterized by opaque glass bodies, in this case turquoise, decorated with monotone enamel colors which are varied throughout the design but involve little shading.  The bases generally have either a three character Guyue Xuan mark, or, as in this case, a four character Qianlong nianzhi mark in a line, usually in seal script.  Since the base is of an oval shape, this makes logical sense.

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