Two molded and famille rose enameled porcelain 'figural' snuff bottle
Jiaqing period, 1796-1820
Jiaqing period, 1796-1820
The first molded in high relief depicting young boys in a courtyard transporting water with buckets, its mouth and foot rims heightened in gilt, the recessed base inscribed with Qianlong nian zhi characters in iron-red seal script; the second molded on one side with a scholar and his attendant in a craggy landscape, reversed with a mythological story scene depicting figures in a boat in choppy water surrounded by serrated rock works, the underside with a Jiaqing nian zhi mark within an oval foot ring.
2 7/8 and 2 1/4in (7.3 and 5.7cm) high
Provenance
'boys in a courtyard' bottle: Chinese Arts & Crafts Ltd., Hong Kong, 8 April 2000
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Jiaqing period, 1796-1820
Jiaqing period, 1796-1820
The first molded in high relief depicting young boys in a courtyard transporting water with buckets, its mouth and foot rims heightened in gilt, the recessed base inscribed with Qianlong nian zhi characters in iron-red seal script; the second molded on one side with a scholar and his attendant in a craggy landscape, reversed with a mythological story scene depicting figures in a boat in choppy water surrounded by serrated rock works, the underside with a Jiaqing nian zhi mark within an oval foot ring.
2 7/8 and 2 1/4in (7.3 and 5.7cm) high
Provenance
'boys in a courtyard' bottle: Chinese Arts & Crafts Ltd., Hong Kong, 8 April 2000
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