A VERY UNUSUAL RED OVERLAY WHITE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
XINYA, PROBABLY IMPERIAL, POSSIBLY BEIJING PALACE WORKSHOPS, 1759-1770
A VERY UNUSUAL RED OVERLAY WHITE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE XINYA, PROBABLY IMPERIAL, POSSIBLY BEIJING PALACE WORKSHOPS, 1759-1770 Of compressed form with flat lip and recessed, flat oval foot surrounded by a footrim, carved through the transparent red overlay to the bubble-suffused milky-white ground with a Manchu bannerman on a galloping horse on one side, the other side with a couplet in raised regular script, 'The finger of Heaven's majesty makes a clean sweep of evil influence', followed by two seals, Shu and Zhai , ('Common Studio'), the foot signed in relief and in regular script Xinya , coral stopper carved with a chi dragon, with pearl finial and glass collar 2 in. (6.47 cm.) high
A VERY UNUSUAL RED OVERLAY WHITE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
XINYA, PROBABLY IMPERIAL, POSSIBLY BEIJING PALACE WORKSHOPS, 1759-1770
A VERY UNUSUAL RED OVERLAY WHITE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE XINYA, PROBABLY IMPERIAL, POSSIBLY BEIJING PALACE WORKSHOPS, 1759-1770 Of compressed form with flat lip and recessed, flat oval foot surrounded by a footrim, carved through the transparent red overlay to the bubble-suffused milky-white ground with a Manchu bannerman on a galloping horse on one side, the other side with a couplet in raised regular script, 'The finger of Heaven's majesty makes a clean sweep of evil influence', followed by two seals, Shu and Zhai , ('Common Studio'), the foot signed in relief and in regular script Xinya , coral stopper carved with a chi dragon, with pearl finial and glass collar 2 in. (6.47 cm.) high
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