AN ENAMELED GLASS 'SCHOLAR' SNUFF BOTTLE
AN ENAMELED GLASS 'SCHOLAR' SNUFF BOTTLE
Guyue Xuan mark, 1767-1799
Of flattened ovoid form, the waisted neck painted with a band of florets above a scene of a scholar resting against a wutong tree reading a book on one side, and another scholar standing beneath a tree bearing ripe peaches on the other, the short sides painted with floral scrolls, the concave foot bearing an iron-red Guyue xuan mark.
2 5/8in (6.6cm) high
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AN ENAMELED GLASS 'SCHOLAR' SNUFF BOTTLE
Guyue Xuan mark, 1767-1799
Of flattened ovoid form, the waisted neck painted with a band of florets above a scene of a scholar resting against a wutong tree reading a book on one side, and another scholar standing beneath a tree bearing ripe peaches on the other, the short sides painted with floral scrolls, the concave foot bearing an iron-red Guyue xuan mark.
2 5/8in (6.6cm) high
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