Bottle ID: 316

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MOLDED AND GLAZED LOTUS LEAF

Date: 1850-1930

Height: 79 mm

Porcelain with a transparent glaze, molded in the form of a lotus leaf wrapped around on itself, growing from a stem that forms part of the relief design on the bottle of lotus buds on stalks and a beetle; covered overall with bright turquoise, aubergine and pale yellow enamels.

Similar Examples:

Crane Collection no. 37.
Christies, New York, October 18, 1993, lot 12, The Reif Collection.
Moss, Hugh, Victor Graham and Ka Bo Tsang. The Art of the Chinese Snuff Bottle - The J & J Collection, 1993, Vol. I, pp. 407-408, no. 243; p. 411, no. 246.
Parke Bernet Galleries, New York, December 2, 1969, lot 38, Part One, The Collection of Mrs. Elmer A. Claar.

Provenance:

Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd.
Robert Hall

This is one of the exquisitely made group of porcelain bottles produced late in the Qing dynasty. They are all made from the same basic molds, and are all finished off with extraordinary detail by hand and glazed in a series of brightly coloured, mostly transparent tones, although unglazed versions also exist. The detailed hand-finishing separates each bottle from its counterpart as does its position in the line of being molded, resulting in the uniqueness that is characteristic of snuff bottle manufacture.

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