A RARE PAIR OF RUBY-RED-OVERLAY SNOWFLAKE GLASS BOTTLE VASES
QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
A RARE PAIR OF RUBY-RED-OVERLAY SNOWFLAKE GLASS BOTTLE VASES QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY Each globular body is finely carved through the ruby-red overlay to the snowflake ground with a scene of Liu Hai teasing a three-legged toad with a string of cash in the far distance, and in the near distance Shoulao is standing on a mountain path followed by his attendant. The scene is depicted below walled pavilions carved on the tall cylindrical neck. The vases are each supported on a dark ruby-red foot, incised to the base with an apocryphal Qianlong four-character reign mark. 10 in. (25.4 cm.) high (2)
A RARE PAIR OF RUBY-RED-OVERLAY SNOWFLAKE GLASS BOTTLE VASES
QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
A RARE PAIR OF RUBY-RED-OVERLAY SNOWFLAKE GLASS BOTTLE VASES QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY Each globular body is finely carved through the ruby-red overlay to the snowflake ground with a scene of Liu Hai teasing a three-legged toad with a string of cash in the far distance, and in the near distance Shoulao is standing on a mountain path followed by his attendant. The scene is depicted below walled pavilions carved on the tall cylindrical neck. The vases are each supported on a dark ruby-red foot, incised to the base with an apocryphal Qianlong four-character reign mark. 10 in. (25.4 cm.) high (2)
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