PRINTGlass production begun as early as the Eastern Zhou, development flourished in this realm particularly during the Qing dynasty, when Kangxi established within the confines of the Imperial palace a glass workshop and recruited the most qualified craftsman for the manufacture of glass objects of the highest quality for the Imperial court. Their devotion to firing techniques enabled the development of many new colours. Glass craftsman from the West were also recruited to collaborate which greatly fostered further developments in the field. By the Qianlong reign, glass production has reached new heights, as epitomizes by the exquisite quality of the present lot. Compare with another, illustrated in The complete collection of treasures of the palace museum. Snuff bottles . Hong Kong, 2003, pl. 37, p.30. See also another Imperial yellow snuff bottle, illustrated in The Imperial connection. Court related Chinese snuff bottles The Humphrey K.F. Hui collection, Art Museum , The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 1998, pl.1.
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9064
AN YELLOW ‘ARCHAIC DRAGONS’ SNUFF BOTTLE
QING DYNASTY |
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Of pear shaped form resting on a flattened oval foot below the cylindrical neck, the body moulded with a pair of confronting archaistic dragons, the reverse similarly decorated, flank by furtherruyi motifs on the narrow sides. |
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Estimate
200,000 - 320,000 781,000 - 1,250,000 25,800 - 41,200
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Glass production begun as early as the Eastern Zhou, development flourished in this realm particularly during the Qing dynasty, when Kangxi established within the confines of the Imperial palace a glass workshop and recruited the most qualified craftsman for the manufacture of glass objects of the highest quality for the Imperial court. Their devotion to firing techniques enabled the development of many new colours. Glass craftsman from the West were also recruited to collaborate which greatly fostered further developments in the field. By the Qianlong reign, glass production has reached new heights, as epitomizes by the exquisite quality of the present lot. Compare with another, illustrated in The complete collection of treasures of the palace museum. Snuff bottles . Hong Kong, 2003, pl. 37, p.30. See also another Imperial yellow snuff bottle, illustrated in The Imperial connection. Court related Chinese snuff bottles The Humphrey K.F. Hui collection, Art Museum , The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 1998, pl.1.