Bottle ID: 00342

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PORCELAIN, IRON RED ENAMELS, DRAGON & SCROLLING FLAMES

Date: 1821-1850

Height: 56 mm

Porcelain, hard paste, of rounded bulbous form, decorated in iron-red enamels with a continuous design of a coiling scaly dragon in pursuit of a flaming pearl amidst scrolling flames, the base with an iron-red four character Yongzheng nianzhi mark in regular script.

Imperial, attributed to the Imperial Kilns, Jingde Zhen.

Similar Examples:

Kleiner, Robert W. L. Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Collection of John Ault, 1990, p. 85, no. 145.
Kleiner, Robert. Treasures from the Sanctum of Enlightened Respect, Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Collection of Denis Low, 1999, pp. 186-187, no. 161.
Sotheby's, New York, March 23, 2004, lot 93, Collection of Robert and Molly Hsieh.

Provenance:

Clare Lawrence Ltd.
Sotheby's, New York, October 25, 1997, lot 269
Gerry P. Mack

Exhibited:

Annual Convention ICSBS Toronto, October 2007

This vibrant bottle with its very fluid iron-red enameled design could easily be mistaken for an eighteenth century piece. However, it is generally accepted that this was not produced in that century but during the early nineteenth century. The confusion lies in the the fact that although it takes its inspiration from porcelain bowls with iron red dragons of the eighteenth century it appears to be classically Daoguang period in both its execution and in its bluish white glaze.

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