Hi All :
Saw 2 similar molded procelain bottles from the JiQing period and tot that it will be good to share.... One is apparently sold by Bonhams in 2012 and the other is on the web now
Multi-coloured Bottle (Bonhams)
Red Bottle
I compared the 2 bottles carefully and found just a little different between the bottles
1) The repeating motif just below the mouth of the bottles...... same kind of pattern (the one that looks like a labyrinth)....... one runs from left to right and
the other is running from right to left
2) The multi-coloured bottle is all pocelain while the red bottle has the top of the mouth fitted (replaced) but a metal piece
3) Stopper is different
4) Of course, colour is different
The rest of the details are at least 90% similar for both bottles.
Found a video on how molded dolls are made......... and i think this could be very close to how molded snuff bottles are made a long time ago in China......
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQbar_sfqRIThe seal at the bottom of the red bottle looks pretty unprofessional compared to the multi-coloured bottles, also, any reason for the metal top, could it be
retrofitted later bec of damages ?
Why will the repeating motif be opposite direction if its molded ...... could it be that some of these details are added by hand later ?
Any opinion... thanks a lot
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