US$ 1,200 - 1,800 CNY 8,100 - 12,000

14/3/2016

邦瀚斯(Bonhams)

纽约

Chinese Works of Art

A red overlay glass snuff bottle with confronted chilong 1770-1840
1770-1840
Of pear shape ,with a flat lip ,waisted neck and oval foot rim surrounding a slightly convex foot ,the front and back both decorated with a ruby red overlay carved as two descending archaistic stylized kui dragons bound at the tail ,with a pearl over their heads. 2 7/8in (7.3cm) high
注脚
1770-1840年 透明地套红料螭龙纹鼻烟壶
Provenance:
Collection of Yu-Sheng Louise Feng ,brought from China ,late 1940’s
The geometric design and symmetrical layout of the archaistic dragons is sourced from patterns on early bronzes. A similar bottle in yellow glass with an amber overlay is illustrated by Michael C. Hughes , The Blair Bequest Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Princeton University Art Museum ,no. 143 ,p. 124.