Footnotes

約1820-1870年 王炳榮 瓷胎黃釉鏤雕雲龍戲珠鼻煙壺 「王炳榮作」篆書款

Provenance 來源:
According to the family, acquired by Hans Goldstein probably between 1948-1981 and thence by descent

據說由Hans Goldstein或於1948至1981年間購得，並由家族繼承

Wang Bingrong, active during the Daoguang and Xianfeng periods, was one of the finest of a small group of independent ceramicists in Jingdezhen of the period. At that time, the porcelain industry initiated carving on snuff bottles as a diversification from using earlier practices of moulding. The uniformity and depth of the reticulation between the outer and inner layers, as exemplified by the present lot, can only be achieved by careful and steady carving.

Dragons were among Wang's most popular designs, although this particular composition is arguably among his rarer works. Compare a related yellow-glazed snuff bottle, illustrated by H.Moss, V.Graham and K.B.Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles. The Mary and George Bloch Collection. Vol.6. Part 3. Arts of the Fire, Hong Kong, 2008, pp.771-773, no.1357. For two further 'dragon' snuff bottle examples, in yellowish-cream glaze and in green-glaze, respectively, see B.C.Stevens, The Collector's Book of Snuff Bottles, New York, 1994, p.93, nos.263 and 265.

Compare a dark brown-glazed snuff bottle, also by Wang Bingrong and with a seal mark, sold in our New York rooms, 17 March 2014, lot 8031.

王炳榮是景德鎮瓷雕名家，活躍於清道光、咸豐年間，其作品以浮雕及鏤雕為主，所雕之紋飾有雲龍、山水人物、花鳥等。本壺以鏤雕工藝製成，線條流暢、龍紋圖案生動活潑、可見刀法之精準和細微，為難得的精品。

其他相關例子包括一件黃釉鏤雕雲龍紋鼻煙壺，見H.Moss、V.Graham和K.B.Tsang著，《A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles. The Mary and George Bloch Collection. Vol.6. Part 3. Arts of the Fire》，香港，2008年，頁771至773，編號1357；再參考二例著錄於B.C.Stevens，《The Collector's Book of Snuff Bottles》，紐約，1994年，頁93，編號263和265。

另見一例售於紐約邦瀚斯，2014年3月17日，拍品8031。