50 - A RARE CELADON AND UNDERGLAZE-BLUE PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE JINGDEZHEN, 1810-1870

A RARE CELADON AND UNDERGLAZE-BLUE PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE JINGDEZHEN, 1810-1870 To Be Sold Without Reserve Of slightly tapering cylindrical form, finely painted in underglaze-blue on a raised transparent ground, of a scholar holding a long, gnarled staff, standing in a rocky landscape beside a pine tree while his attendant approaches him carrying his qin in a brocade bag, all set against a pale celadon ground Height: 8.6cm Provenance: Ko Collection (485/6, acquired Beijing, 1924) Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd, 7th May 1998, (a copy of the original invoice available) This bottle and also lot 24 in the Piper Collection are examples of a small rare group with ‘three colour’ combinations with raised relief designs Ω This Lot was imported from outside of the UK, under the Temporary Admission regime 5% import VAT will be charged on the ‘hammer” and 20% VAT will be charged on the ‘buyer’s premium