10th Mar, 2023 10:00
TWO-DAY AUCTION - Fine Chinese Art / 中國藝術集珍 / Buddhism & Hinduism
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A RUBY-RED OVERLAY SNOWFLAKE GLASS ‘SCHOLAR’ SNUFF BOTTLE, GUANGXU MARK AND PERIOD
光緒款及年代雪花地套寶石紅《樹下人物》鼻煙壺
Sold for €2,860
including Buyer's Premium
China, 1875-1908. The ovoid body supported on a short foot and rising to a tall cylindrical neck, finely carved through the outer ruby-red layer to one side with a scholar raising a bag toward the sky below a bat with a lingzhi sprig in its mouth, his youthful attendant with a similar offering, and to the other with the same scholar and attendant walking through a rocky landscape amid pines, lingzhi, and swirling clouds. One rock carved with a three-character inscription in relief. The base with an incised minuscule four-character mark Guangxu nianzhi and of the period.
Inscriptions: To one side, ‘Shihejin’ (possibly a studio name).
Provenance: From the collection of Chip and Muffy Matthews, St. Louis, USA. Churchill “Chip” Matthews, Jr. (1940-2021) and Martha “Muffy” Matthews were American collectors of Chinese snuff bottles who traveled extensively. Chip was a US army veteran, who founded the noted medical company Wrymark Inc. in 1989. In 2013, their private garden was featured by St. Louis Homes and Lifestyles as the ‘Garden of the Year’.
Condition: Excellent condition with only minor old wear and some expected manufacturing irregularities.
Stopper: Copper alloy with metal fitting and spoon
Weight: 78 g
Dimensions: Height incl. stopper 70 mm. Diameter neck 17 mm and mouth 6 mm
Expert’s note (added 26.2.2023): The scenery depicted on this bottle evokes the idyllic concept of the "Pursuit of the Peach Blossom Garden." This is a mythical utopia where people live in perfect harmony with nature, and it became a symbol of tranquility for scholars and artists after it appeared in the eponymous poem by Tao Yuanming, a renowned poet from the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317-420). The Peach Blossom Garden represents a place of eternal life where the legendary peaches of immortality are said to grow, adding to its mystique. The ethereal beauty of this paradise, as captured on the bottle's design, is a testament to the enduring allure of this mythic land, which has inspired the imagination of generations of people.
光緒款及年代雪花地套寶石紅《樹下人物》鼻煙壺
中國，1875-1908年。直頸，豐肩，短圈足；雪花地，套寶石紅色料，雕刻成樹下老者，空中一隻蝙蝠嘴裡叼著一根靈芝，一位侍者拿著供品；另一側林中老者和侍者，可見靈芝和祥雲。底刻“光緒年製”四字款。
款識：岩石上浮雕三字“石和金”
來源：美國聖路易士Chip 與Muffy Matthews收藏。Churchill "Chip" Matthews，Jr. (1940-2021年) 與 Martha "Muffy" Matthews 是來自美國的經驗豐富的中國鼻煙壺收藏家。Chip 是一名美國退伍軍人，他於 1989 年創立了著名的醫療公司 Wrymark Inc.。2013 年，他們的私人花園被聖路易士Homes和Lifestyles 雜志評為“年度花園”。
品相：狀況極佳，只有輕微磨損和一些製造瑕疵。
壺蓋：銅鎏金，小勺
重量：78 克
尺寸：含蓋高：70 毫米. 頸部直徑17 毫米 與頸部直徑6 毫米
#byimperialcommandsnuffbottles
China, 1875-1908. The ovoid body supported on a short foot and rising to a tall cylindrical neck, finely carved through the outer ruby-red layer to one side with a scholar raising a bag toward the sky below a bat with a lingzhi sprig in its mouth, his youthful attendant with a similar offering, and to the other with the same scholar and attendant walking through a rocky landscape amid pines, lingzhi, and swirling clouds. One rock carved with a three-character inscription in relief. The base with an incised minuscule four-character mark Guangxu nianzhi and of the period.
Inscriptions: To one side, ‘Shihejin’ (possibly a studio name).
Provenance: From the collection of Chip and Muffy Matthews, St. Louis, USA. Churchill “Chip” Matthews, Jr. (1940-2021) and Martha “Muffy” Matthews were American collectors of Chinese snuff bottles who traveled extensively. Chip was a US army veteran, who founded the noted medical company Wrymark Inc. in 1989. In 2013, their private garden was featured by St. Louis Homes and Lifestyles as the ‘Garden of the Year’.
Condition: Excellent condition with only minor old wear and some expected manufacturing irregularities.
Stopper: Copper alloy with metal fitting and spoon
Weight: 78 g
Dimensions: Height incl. stopper 70 mm. Diameter neck 17 mm and mouth 6 mm
Expert’s note (added 26.2.2023): The scenery depicted on this bottle evokes the idyllic concept of the "Pursuit of the Peach Blossom Garden." This is a mythical utopia where people live in perfect harmony with nature, and it became a symbol of tranquility for scholars and artists after it appeared in the eponymous poem by Tao Yuanming, a renowned poet from the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317-420). The Peach Blossom Garden represents a place of eternal life where the legendary peaches of immortality are said to grow, adding to its mystique. The ethereal beauty of this paradise, as captured on the bottle's design, is a testament to the enduring allure of this mythic land, which has inspired the imagination of generations of people.
光緒款及年代雪花地套寶石紅《樹下人物》鼻煙壺
中國，1875-1908年。直頸，豐肩，短圈足；雪花地，套寶石紅色料，雕刻成樹下老者，空中一隻蝙蝠嘴裡叼著一根靈芝，一位侍者拿著供品；另一側林中老者和侍者，可見靈芝和祥雲。底刻“光緒年製”四字款。
款識：岩石上浮雕三字“石和金”
來源：美國聖路易士Chip 與Muffy Matthews收藏。Churchill "Chip" Matthews，Jr. (1940-2021年) 與 Martha "Muffy" Matthews 是來自美國的經驗豐富的中國鼻煙壺收藏家。Chip 是一名美國退伍軍人，他於 1989 年創立了著名的醫療公司 Wrymark Inc.。2013 年，他們的私人花園被聖路易士Homes和Lifestyles 雜志評為“年度花園”。
品相：狀況極佳，只有輕微磨損和一些製造瑕疵。
壺蓋：銅鎏金，小勺
重量：78 克
尺寸：含蓋高：70 毫米. 頸部直徑17 毫米 與頸部直徑6 毫米
#byimperialcommandsnuffbottles
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