Property from the Alan E. Feen Collection
A blue and snowflake glass libation cup
18th century
The rhyton-shaped cup of oval section with a dragon head in high relief emerging from waves that also cover the base, four raised chilong crawling upward amid cloud swirls etched into the spreading walls.
6 1/4in (16cm) high
The rhyton-shaped cup of oval section with a dragon head in high relief emerging from waves that also cover the base, four raised chilong crawling upward amid cloud swirls etched into the spreading walls.
6 1/4in (16cm) high
Estimate:
US$ 4,000 - 6,000
£2,600 - 4,000
€3,100 - 4,600
£2,600 - 4,000
€3,100 - 4,600
Footnotes
- Provenance:
purchased December 14, 1992, S. Bernstein & Co., San Francisco
Published:
Curtis, Emily, Pure Brightness Shines Everywhere, The Glass of China, Ashgate, 2004
Exhibited:
'New York Arts Of Pacific Asia Show, Spring 1998,' Chinese Glassmaking.
Category: Asian Art
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