162 - A RARE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN ‘EIGHT IMMORTALS’ DOUBLE SNUFF BOTTLE JINGDEZHEN, 1790-1830

A RARE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN ‘EIGHT IMMORTALS’ DOUBLE SNUFF BOTTLE JINGDEZHEN, 1790-1830 To Be Sold Without Reserve Each of the joined forms of lozenge section, the faceted sides tapering towards the foot of each, the shoulders curving into a cylindrical neck with wide mouth and rounded lip, the foot a recessed double lozenge form spanning both bottles, painted with a continuous design of the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea, each with his or her attribute, and each borne across the waves by different means, one on a lotus leaf, one on a conch shell, one on a giant prawn, one on a dragon, one being carried by a demon, one on a crab and Li Tieguai floating on his double-gourd, the shoulders with a dream palace rising from vapour from Li’s gourd, and five bats among clouds, the foot unglazed Height: 7cm Provenance: The Ko Collection (717/4, acquired in Jinanfu, Shandong province, 1926/1927) Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd, 7th May 1998, (a copy of the original invoice available) This is a rare blue and white version of this shape which is otherwise recorded in a famille-rose palette, now in the Piper Collection (26 September 1996, JC33) formerly in the Alex Cussons Collection 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