Property from a West Coast Collection
A group of four opal bottles
20th century
The first depicting the drunken poet Li Bo seated next to his wine jar; the second of flattened oval form with cylindrical neck and oval foot carved with opposing deer and cranes under pine trees; the third of flattened oval form supported upon a reclining lion dog emitting a precious pearl; the last a miniature bottle of flattened oval form carved to the front with a bird and flowering branch relief.
1 1/2 to 2 1/4in (4 to 6 cm) high
The first depicting the drunken poet Li Bo seated next to his wine jar; the second of flattened oval form with cylindrical neck and oval foot carved with opposing deer and cranes under pine trees; the third of flattened oval form supported upon a reclining lion dog emitting a precious pearl; the last a miniature bottle of flattened oval form carved to the front with a bird and flowering branch relief.
1 1/2 to 2 1/4in (4 to 6 cm) high
Sold for
US$ 250
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Provenance of the first:
Eldred's
Category: Asian Art
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