94 - A ‘FAMILLE-ROSE’ PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE IMPERIAL KILNS, JINGDEZHEN, FOUR-CHARACTER IRON-RED SEAL MARK AND PERIOD, OF DAOGUANG, 1821-1850

A ‘FAMILLE-ROSE’ PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE IMPERIAL KILNS, JINGDEZHEN, FOUR-CHARACTER IRON-RED SEAL MARK AND PERIOD, OF DAOGUANG, 1821-1850 To Be Sold Without Reserve Of compressed spherical form with a convex lip and recessed, flat, oval foot, painted with a continuous scene showing the Demon-queller, Zhong Kui, his sword across his back and holding a fly-whisk, walking towards a house with a rock and trees growing nearby in the upper storey of which a scholar is seen at his desk with a candle beside him, behind Zhong Kui comes his sister, carried by a demon on formalized clouds along a terrace of the house’s garden, inscribed in regular script with a poem preceded and followed by illegible seals, the foot inscribed in iron-red seal script Daoguang nian zhi (‘Made in the Daoguang period’), the lip and upper neck-rim gilt Height: 6.2cm Provenance: The Avon Collection, Amazon Rooks, (prior to 1970) Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd, 27th October 2000, (a copy of the original invoice available) This is one of the rarer subjects from the series of imperial Daoguang bottles made at Jingdezhen for distribution by the Court. The subject is: Lü Dongbin sanzui Yueyanglou (Lü Dongbin 呂洞賓三醉岳陽樓 Thrice Drunk At the Yueyang Pavilion), short title Yueyanglou (The Yueyang Pavilion) by Ma Zhiyuan (ca. 馬致遠 1255-ca. 1325) is a “Daoist salvation by immortals” drama Ω This Lot was imported outside of the UK, under the Temporary Admission scheme. 5% import VAT will be charged on the ‘hammer’ price and 20% VAT will be charged on the ‘buyer’s premium’. If proof of export outside of the UK can be provided for this item within 3 months of the sale date, then the VAT can be refunded. Please contact us for further details and shipping advice