Lot no. 163
SUITE OF FOUR PORCELAIN FLASKS in porcelain, one with a flat ovoid body with polychrome moulded decoration of eighteen luohan among clouds, with a mark of the Daoguang emperor (1821-1851) on the base, the stopper in pink tourmaline; the second in the form of two joined bottles with underglaze cobalt blue decoration of four-clawed dragons facing each other, with stoppers set with jadeite cabochons and imitation coral glass; the third, baluster-shaped, decorated with polychrome enamels in the famille rose style of the "Sanxing" (three Stars of the Tao), with a stopper imitating coral; the last, scroll-shaped, decorated with polychrome enamels in the famille verte style of a butterfly fluttering above a peony tree in bloom, with a jadeite stopper. Daoguang mark and period for the marked bottle. China, Qing dynasty, (1644-1912), Daoguang period (1821-1851) for one, 19th century for the others. FOUR PORCELAIN SNUFF-BOTTLES, CHINA, QING DYNASTY, DAOGUANG MARK AND PERIOD FOR ONE, 19TH CENTURY FOR THE OTHERS. HEIGHT 6 CM (2 3/8 IN.) -8 CM (3 1/8 IN.) - 8,5 CM (3 3/8 IN.)
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Asian Art