Lot Essay
Another agate bottle carved with a figure of Zhong Kui was sold at Christie's New York, 22-23 March 2012, lot 1600.
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OFFICIAL SCHOOL, 1760-1860
Details
A CARVED CAMEO AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
OFFICIAL SCHOOL, 1760-1860
The bottle is carved through the dark honey skin on one side with Zhong Kui, the demon queller, fighting off five demons. The reverse is undecorated.
2 5⁄8 in. (6.6 cm.) high, carnelian agate stopper
OFFICIAL SCHOOL, 1760-1860
The bottle is carved through the dark honey skin on one side with Zhong Kui, the demon queller, fighting off five demons. The reverse is undecorated.
2 5⁄8 in. (6.6 cm.) high, carnelian agate stopper
Provenance
Gerd Lester Collection, New York, 1982.
Rachelle R. Holden Collection, New York.
Rachelle R. Holden Collection, New York.
Literature
R. Holden, Rivers and Mountains Far From the World - The Rachelle R. Holden Collection, A Personal Commentary, New York, 1994, pp. 324-325, no. 144.
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Margaret Gristina (葛曼琪)
Senior Specialist, VP
Another agate bottle carved with a figure of Zhong Kui was sold at Christie's New York, 22-23 March 2012, lot 1600.