An amber snuff bottle of even reddish orange colour, the irregular pebble form well hollowed and supported on a flat base
1760-1850
1.8 inches without stopper
formed as the poet Li Bo laying with legs crossed and arms grasping a large wine pot, his face well modeled with a pleasant expression; covered in a pale grayish green glaze with extensive crazing, the base unglazed
Ming Dynasty
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A small Chinese cloisonne enamel dish decorated with prunus and butterflies against a turquoise ground, inside a border of cloud designs on blue ground, floral designs on the exterior, the base undecorated. 18th/19th Century. 3.75 inches diameter.
A fine archaistic Chinese bronze vessel (Ding), the bulbous body supported on three cylindrical legs, the sides decorated with zoomorphic designs and stylized cicada. 17th Century or Earlier. 9.5 inches tall, 6.5 inches wide.
Provenance:
Collection of a distinguished professor from Indiana. Acquired Mid-20th Century.
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A fine red lacquer snuff bottle of compressed ovoid form carved on one face with two scholars drinking tea at a table amidst a garden setting, the reverse with two scholars seated in a landscape scene, both images set against a geometric background surrounded by a border of lotus scroll at the sides, the base dated "Qian Long Bing Zi." 2.5 inches tall. Dated 1786, but mark possible added later. 1760-1850.
An underglaze blue and white porcelain bowl of foliated form decorated with eight Daoist immortals, the base with an underglaze blue six character Chenghua mark inside a double circle. 4.5 inches diameter. Kangxi Period (1662-1722).
A very fine porcelain snuff bottle of rounded octagonal form with cylindrical neck and recessed base, the white glazed body decorated in famille rose enamels and iron red with numerous boys at play, the base unglazed. 1796-1820.
A well car nephrite (jade) lotus rhizome comprised of three segments with leaves and vines, the material of grayish white and russet colour and well used in the carving. Openwork wood stand. 6" x 1" x 2.5." 18th Century.
A small bottle vase; the porcelain body evenly covered in a liver-red copper reduction glaze, supported on an unglazed foot rim with a white glazed base. Unmarked. 19th Century. 5.3 inches tall.
