A pair of opaque yellow glass covered jars

19th century
Height: 8 ¾ in (22.3 cm)

A pair of opaque yellow glass covered jars, each with a large ovoid body and a broad cylindrical neck, the body supported on a relatively small and short foot ring. Both jars similarly carved in high relief with opposite matching designs contained in two cartouches, on one side with a deer and pine tree, and on the opposite a crane, lingzhi and pine tree. The base of the neck carved with a thin cord draped around and tied into a loose bow that falls onto the narrow edges of the body. The lids carved in relief with a pine tree motif.

For a pair of similar jars but with a different décor, see Hui (2000), cat. no. 76. The crane, deer, pine and lingzhi fungus are all symbols of longevity and are often found associated in Chinese art.

Provenance: acquired in New York in the mid 1970’s

Exhibited:
Museum of Fine Arts, St Petersburg, Florida, January – May 1999
Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, December 1999 – January 2000

Published:
Asiantiques, Treasures of Chinese Glass Work Shops, Selection of Chinese Qing Dynasty Glass in the Ina and Sandford Gadient Collection (Winter Park: 1997), cat. no. 13, page 28.
Asiantiques, Chinese Qing Dynasty Glass Treasures: A Selection from the Gadient Collection (2009), cat. no. 45

(Hard cover catalogue, 64 glass artworks, 64 pp, full color illustrations, English text and Chinese captions. Catalogue available for purchase, $45 including domestic shipping, $55 international. The catalogue can also be viewed online in pdf format. Please contact us or visit our "exhibitions" page for more information.)

Ref. 863031

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