Jingdezhen Kilns 景德镇官窑, 1880–1940

Polychrome enamels on porcelain, of compressed spade form with a short flared neck and tall flared foot with a concave base bearing an apocryphal Qianlong nian zhi (made during the Qianlong period) four-character seal mark in blue enamel, each side decorated with a woman and child within a quatrefoil medallion on a ground of stylized flowers and leaves.

For further reading and compiled research on similar bottles, see Hugh Moss, Victor Graham and Ka Bo Tsang, The Art of the Chinese Snuff Bottle: The J & J Collection, 2 volumes (New York: 1993), vol. I, cat. no. 225.

H: 5.1 cm

Provenance 起源: Linda F. Crawley

Published 发布: Asiantiques, A Fascination for Miniatures: The Linda F. Crawley Collection of Chinese Snuff (2008), cat. no. 95

Ref. 095-L0574

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