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« on: December 31, 2014, 06:38:55 pm »

Another Shenzhen bottle - what makes collecting these bottles irresistible to all of us?

This one, the Monkey King, my first with this subject.







Not my best bottle, but irresistible as usual.
This one (I believe) a 2010 bottle by an artist who calls himself (or herself) Shu Liang.
Your confirmation and other inscription translation welcome - who is Monkey fighting?

Happy New Year and good collecting in 2015 to all on the Forum.
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« Reply #1 on: December 31, 2014, 08:08:03 pm »

Dear Geoff,

Nice bottle for a new Year 2015 start.
The inscription is Sun Wukong(Monkey King) Three Fights with the White Bone Spirit.

The signature looks like Shu Lang but needs better clarification from the others as I can hardly read the writing.

Happy Holidays  Smiley

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« Reply #2 on: December 31, 2014, 10:08:21 pm »

Hi Geoff,

Thanks for your New Year posting.....a truly action packed bottle!

On a visit to Hong Kong some years ago there was a full blown performance at the HK Cultural Centre opposite the Star Ferry at Tsim Sha Tsui called (in English) "Thrice the Monkey King Beats the White Bone Spirit."

It stuck in my mind all these years because that was one of the few times in my life I have seen the word 'thrice' used.

Happy New Year!
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« Reply #3 on: January 01, 2015, 12:35:11 am »

Happy New Year to Everyone....

Nice bottle Bottle to "Beat" off the evil spirit for the new year Geoff!!!

Yes, the artist is Shu Lang 书良。

The story of the Monkey King is one of the 4 classical novel in Chinese history and every Chinese knows at least a little bit of this text. It consist of 3 sections, 100 chapters and 41 stories of the monkey god fighting with different demons/spirits..... So think of it, you have 40 more action pack bottles to collect Geoff !!!!

Happy hew year
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« Reply #4 on: January 01, 2015, 12:44:35 am »

Happy new year to everyone!

-Geoff,

Nice bottle with one of my favorite motif.Smiley when I was a kid, Monkey king is my favorite cartoon character.

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« Reply #5 on: January 01, 2015, 10:23:10 am »

Great bottle and nice to know more about the Monkey King! Hoping he will get your 2015 off to a great start!
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« Reply #6 on: January 01, 2015, 04:20:27 pm »

Wonderful New Years Bottle Geoff, and congratulations on adding the Monkey King theme to your collection..

Happy New year to Everyone !
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« Reply #7 on: January 01, 2015, 06:47:50 pm »

Thanks All. Only another 40 to go!
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« Reply #8 on: January 01, 2015, 07:44:34 pm »

Actually I do have another Monkey King bottle, a 1998 bottle which I bought about that time, probably in Beijing







What is Monkey up to here? First side looks like New Year's Eve. Second side I have no idea.

I'm particularly interested in the artist's name - I have several bottles by him/her.

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« Reply #9 on: January 01, 2015, 07:47:24 pm »

Nice bottles Geoff! I have a few of this subject too which will appear over time.  One scene is exactly like the one you have shown but in very heavy crystal.
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« Reply #10 on: January 01, 2015, 08:40:38 pm »


Geoff,

The teapot shape of the second bottle is wonderful, and overall I appreciate to more brilliant coloration of this second bottle.

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« Reply #11 on: January 02, 2015, 12:53:19 am »

Hi Geoff,

The motif of A side is " The picture of Stealing wine " in which the Monkey king stole wine from a fest in Heaven.

The motif of B side is "Havoc in Heaven"

The bottle reminds me a great bottle sold on ebay a while ago, I still regret that I missed it, if I know it only fetched $1600.00 something, I would have jumped on it, its the best painted Yue school bottle, should be done by the old master Wu shongling even without his signature.


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« Reply #12 on: January 02, 2015, 02:26:40 am »

Wa.... this bottle is sure beauty....

Very Nice !!! Shocked
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« Reply #13 on: January 28, 2015, 08:06:37 pm »

Wow...wonderful bottles....the first is my favourite.
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« Reply #14 on: January 29, 2015, 11:24:28 pm »

Thanks Brenda - I like it too

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