JINGDEZHEN KILNS, 1827-1880

Details

AN ENAMELED AND MOLDED PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE
JINGDEZHEN KILNS, 1827-1880
The bottle is molded and carved with two scenes from the life of Zhang Ge'er (Jahangir Khoja, 1788-1828): depicting his final rebellious battle on one side, and his trial on the reverse, where he is shown kneeling on stairs leading up to an unseen authority. The base has an apocryphal Qianlong mark.
2 ¼ in. (5.7 cm.) high, glass and metal stopper

Provenance

Robert Hall, London, 2007.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 4691.

Special notice

This lot is offered without reserve.

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Lot Essay

For a discussion of the life of Zhang Ge'er (Jahangir Khoja) and for an enameled bottle of the same subject see Moss, Graham, Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles, the Mary and George Bloch Collection, Vol. 6, Part 3, Hong Kong, 2008, pp. 712-714, no. 1328. A molded bottle of the same subject was sold at Christie's London, 1 December 1997, lot 462.

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