A Cinnabar Lacquer Snuff Bottle, 19th Century
A Cinnabar Lacquer Snuff Bottle, 19th Century
清 十九世纪 剔红雕庭院人物纹鼻烟壶
Built on a metal body, the red cinnabar lacquer carved with a figure leaning over a balustrade while two attendants converse, the reverse with a seated scholar and an attendant carrying a goose, height 2.7 in — 6.9 cm
Provenance:
Ex. Collection of Richard C. Pearce, Toronto
来源:多伦多Richard C. Pearce先生私人珍藏
Note:
For another bottle with the same motif, see Bonhams New York, September 21, 2020, lot 101
The seated figure depicts Wang Xizhi (303-361AD), the classical Chinese calligrapher and politician who was known for his particular fondness of geese.
Estimate: $800—1,200
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A Cinnabar Lacquer Snuff Bottle, 19th Century
清 十九世纪 剔红雕庭院人物纹鼻烟壶
Built on a metal body, the red cinnabar lacquer carved with a figure leaning over a balustrade while two attendants converse, the reverse with a seated scholar and an attendant carrying a goose, height 2.7 in — 6.9 cm
Provenance:
Ex. Collection of Richard C. Pearce, Toronto
来源:多伦多Richard C. Pearce先生私人珍藏
Note:
For another bottle with the same motif, see Bonhams New York, September 21, 2020, lot 101
The seated figure depicts Wang Xizhi (303-361AD), the classical Chinese calligrapher and politician who was known for his particular fondness of geese.
Estimate: $800—1,200