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Joey Silver / Si Zhouyi 義周司
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« on: October 14, 2017, 08:59:35 am »

Dear Rube,

     First of all, that bottle is very interesting. And in my opinion much better than the previous one. It is decorated with two of the Eight Buddhist Symbols,
a covered vase or urn on a stand, and a Lotus flower. 

   One finds bottles with screw tops occasionally; usually, the threading is reverse to Western direction.

I'd dated this one to ca. 1840-1900. I like the colour and the design.
But I've changed the dating from ca.1840-1900 to ca.1875-1910, because I noticed the greenish colour on the vase/urn. It is the same shade as that found on Guangxu bottles (1874-1908).

   Another question is Beijing or Guangzhou as the source. I think Guangzhou, but am not positive. these were the two primary enamelling centres. Liulichang Rd. in Beijing, still a centre of handicrafts and curio shops, was, during the 19th and 20th C., a well known area of craftsmen and small workshops. There must have been a similar area in Guangzhou.
I don't believe it is good enough to be Imperial Workshops (Beijing or Guangzhou).   
Shabbat Shalom,
Best,
Joey
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Joey Silver (Si Zhouyi 義周司), collecting snuff bottles since Feb.1970

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