Message #48750

[Pat - 查尚杰]

Steven et al,

Repeating my earlier question.  Is there any new reason or clue to doubt that Xue Shaofu and Xue Chengcai are father and son, given this quite extensive spread in time between the two?   This is of course assuming that 1938 (last date of Xue Shaofu) and the bottle posted by Steven from Xue Chengcai, from mid to late 60s, i.e. a 30 year spread.

By the way, after checking my collection, I DO have dated bottles by Xue Shaofu, the earliest dated one is 1905, and the latest dated one is 1928.

To further confuse matters look at the thread below, which has a 1972 (1912?) bottle from Xue Chengcai, and a 1922 in my collection (1982?, doubt it..):

http://snuffbottle.smfforfree.com/index.php/topic,813.20.html

Steven,

Just to be the devil's advocate, on the bottle you posted, the lantern can indeed be a train station lantern, and the clothes they are wearing are too colorful to be from the cultural revolution where they were either dressed all-green with red patches/armbands, or in any case generally quite drab.  This could be clothing from the early republic era.. Just to fuel the discussion  .. 5 years hence.  LOL.   SMILE

It makes our argument from years ago make sense.  They actually may have painted simultaneously, as in a family studio.