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The Mysterious Ku Yueh Hsuan

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« Reply #20 on: May 12, 2017, 02:17:46 am »

In respect of the base marks with three characters in a straight line, there are some variations in these marks as well.

Robert Halls book Chinese Snuff Bottles from 1987 has two examples. One has the mark in black enamel which is on an enamel on pearlised opalescent glass bottle. The other has a relief carved mark in seal script on a plain opaque milk coloured bottle with mask and ring handles.

There are nine examples in the Burghley House collection, all described as "the base inscribed in red guyuexuan" but without any pictures of the marks.

There were two recent examples in the Christie's sale of the Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Part IV. Both marks were in red enamel although one was rendered differently to normal in being similar to seal script.

The E.B Curtis book, Pure Brightness Shines Everywhere shows an example of the three character mark incised but left plain, so not filled with enamel.   

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