A SLIP DECORATED BROWN STONEWARE SNUFF BOTTLE, YIXING, 19TH CENTURY

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A SLIP DECORATED BROWN STONEWARE SNUFF BOTTLE, YIXING, 19TH CENTURY China. Of ovoid form, rising from a concave foot to a thin tubular neck with concave lip, decorated to each side with a design in applied and carved beige slip above the brown ground, one side with an open pavilion flanked by rocks and trees, the reverse featuring three foliate rocks and grass. Stopper: Coral cabochon on a pale celadon jade platelet Dimensions: Height including stopper 63 mm. Diameter neck 12 mm and mouth 5 mm. A number of bottles decorated in buff or cream slip with comparable landscape and botanical motifs are known, and the consistency of style suggests attribution to a single workshop in Yixing, or possibly to an individual artist. The subject matter draws heavily on Chinese literati landscape painting, and the relationship between such paintings and similar depictions on snuff bottles has been discussed by Dawn Ho Delbanco in, The Allure of Landscape Imagery, JICSBS, Spring 2006, p. 4-15. Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Christie’s London, 13 November 2015, lot 1115 Price: GBP 9,375 or approx. EUR 15,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Expert remark: Compare the similar form, slip decoration, and size (6.4 cm). Note the calligraphy to the back.

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