Yangzhou Seal School, 扬州派 1800–1850

Five-color glass overlay on a clear ground of pear shape form raised on a small foot, carved all-over with a cat, dragonfly, butterfly and flies amongst narcissus, chrysanthemums, bamboo and lingzhi growing in archaistic planters.

The cat is a symbol of longevity and is often associated with the butterfly. See Terese Tse Bartholomew, Hidden Meaning in Chinese Art (San Francisco: 2006), no. 7.8. The archaistic vessels and some of the plants are also related to longevity.

H: 6.2 cm

Provenance 起源: Linda F. Crawley

Published 发布:
Hugh Moss, Snuff Bottles of China (London: 1971), cat. no. 236
Asiantiques, A Fascination for Miniatures: The Linda F. Crawley Collection of Chinese Snuff (2008), cat. no. 41

Ref. 041-L0557

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