A MAGNIFICENT AND VERY RARE BEIJING ENAMEL 'EUROPEAN SUBJECT' SNUFF...
A MAGNIFICENT AND VERY RARE BEIJING ENAMEL 'EUROPEAN SUBJECT' SNUFF BOTTLE
IMPERIAL, PALACE WORKSHOPS, BEIJING, QIANLONG FOUR-CHARACTER MARK IN BLUE ENAMEL AND OF THE PERIOD, 1736-1780
1 13⁄16 in. (4.6 cm.) high, bronze and gold-decorated stopper, possibly original
Provenance
Sotheby's London, 20 April 1982, lot 164.
Hugh M. Moss Ltd., London.
Literature
E. B. Curtis, "Enamels East and West: European Watches to Chinese Bottles," Arts of Asia, vol. 16, no. 4, July-August 1986, p. 54.
"The J & J Collection," Christie's International Magazine, London, September-October 1987, p. 7.
C. Sheaf, "The J and J Collection," Arts of Asia, vol. 17, no. 5, September-October 1987, p. 147.
100 Selected Chinese Snuff Bottles from the J & J Collection, Christie's London, 1987, back cover and no. 17.
Journal of the International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society, Baltimore, Autumn 1989, front cover.
Journal of the International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society, Baltimore, Autumn 1992, front and back covers.
H. Moss et al., The Art of the Chinese Snuff Bottle, The J & J Collection, vol. 1, New York, 1993, pp. 279-80, no. 172.
C. Lawrence, "The Chinese Snuff Bottles in The J & J Collection," Arts of Asia, vol. 28, no. 6, November-December 1998, p. 71, figs. 4 and 5.
J. A. Millward, "Not Just China: Qing Dynasty Expansion and Eclecticism," Journal of the International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society, Baltimore, Spring 2001, p. 12, fig. 20.
The Art of the Chinese Snuff Bottle, Poly Art Museum, Beijing, 2003, p. 62.
C. L. Chu, "Exhibition Review: The J & J Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles," Oriental Art, Vol. XLIX, no. 2, London, 2003, p. 63, fig. 5.
A MAGNIFICENT AND VERY RARE BEIJING ENAMEL 'EUROPEAN SUBJECT' SNUFF BOTTLE
IMPERIAL, PALACE WORKSHOPS, BEIJING, QIANLONG FOUR-CHARACTER MARK IN BLUE ENAMEL AND OF THE PERIOD, 1736-1780
1 13⁄16 in. (4.6 cm.) high, bronze and gold-decorated stopper, possibly original
Provenance
Sotheby's London, 20 April 1982, lot 164.
Hugh M. Moss Ltd., London.
Literature
E. B. Curtis, "Enamels East and West: European Watches to Chinese Bottles," Arts of Asia, vol. 16, no. 4, July-August 1986, p. 54.
"The J & J Collection," Christie's International Magazine, London, September-October 1987, p. 7.
C. Sheaf, "The J and J Collection," Arts of Asia, vol. 17, no. 5, September-October 1987, p. 147.
100 Selected Chinese Snuff Bottles from the J & J Collection, Christie's London, 1987, back cover and no. 17.
Journal of the International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society, Baltimore, Autumn 1989, front cover.
Journal of the International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society, Baltimore, Autumn 1992, front and back covers.
H. Moss et al., The Art of the Chinese Snuff Bottle, The J & J Collection, vol. 1, New York, 1993, pp. 279-80, no. 172.
C. Lawrence, "The Chinese Snuff Bottles in The J & J Collection," Arts of Asia, vol. 28, no. 6, November-December 1998, p. 71, figs. 4 and 5.
J. A. Millward, "Not Just China: Qing Dynasty Expansion and Eclecticism," Journal of the International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society, Baltimore, Spring 2001, p. 12, fig. 20.
The Art of the Chinese Snuff Bottle, Poly Art Museum, Beijing, 2003, p. 62.
C. L. Chu, "Exhibition Review: The J & J Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles," Oriental Art, Vol. XLIX, no. 2, London, 2003, p. 63, fig. 5.
