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Yellow Glass Immortals Riding a Tortoise

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« on: March 15, 2018, 01:38:19 pm »

Hi Adrian,

Thank you, I'm on the mend for now. I definitely now believe that this bottle is based on the Journey to the West, I found this painting of the characters (photo below) and they actually match exactly to the four characters on the bottle (crown and all). The current "cork" (which is that band-aid material wound around the spoon) and spoon were just glued onto the head as you stated but I have a feeling this is a replacement. I don't know how old this bottle is but the quality is superb and the carving of the glass is deep and very well executed and polished so I find it hard to see a cheap spoon on something of quality. Do you have any idea or estimate as to age? I know its hard to date based on its unique design. I have seen a few other detailed carved yellow bottles before but nothing like this. Thank you for your input!

All the best,
~Daniel


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