A red glass 'chi dragons' snuff bottle
Qing dynasty, 1700-1830
Of teardrop pendant shape, the exterior carved with two coiling chi dragons on a translucent red ground, one of 'S'-shape form with its tail extended to the base forming the foot, the reverse with additional similar mythical beast with head turned backwards.
6.5cm high.
Of teardrop pendant shape, the exterior carved with two coiling chi dragons on a translucent red ground, one of 'S'-shape form with its tail extended to the base forming the foot, the reverse with additional similar mythical beast with head turned backwards.
6.5cm high.
Sold for
HK$ 25,000
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Appearing in almost every workable raw material, chi dragon decoration is closely associated with the Imperial court. For more details on this research, see a nephrite bottle discussed and illustrated by Moss, Graham and Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles. The Mary and George Bloch Collection, Vol.1, Jade, Hong Kong, 1995, pp.240-243, no.99.
清 1700-1830 紅玻璃雕螭龍紋鼻煙壺
寶石紅色玻璃亮麗，壺呈平瓶形，直口滑肩，一面淺浮雕「S」字形的螭龍，隨隨扭動，其尾部曲形成捲曲圈足，另一面淺浮雕「U」字形的螭龍，雖然兩者動態不同，但皆佈滿整壺，兩條螭龍均是沒有腳的，這種螭龍常見於漢代玉器之中。
飾螭龍之器物，不論是任何物料，一般認為都是跟宮廷有關的，有關研究可參見莫士撝, Victor Graham 及曾嘉寶著，《A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles: The Mary and George Bloch Collection》，第1冊，頁240-243，編號99。
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