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A Fine Contemporary Enamel on Copper Snuff Bottle

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« on: April 22, 2012, 01:25:24 am »


This is one of the finest contemporary enamels on copper I have seen.  It came to my collection from Gymea, Australia in 2008.  Price was a mere $99.00 dollars US.

A fine Chinese hand painted enamel snuff bottle with a beautifully rendered figural of Mulan(?) on one side and seated woman having a discussion with a child in a fenced courtyard on the other.  Four character Qianlong seal mark in blue enamel on base. 

The bottle is 7 cm in height without the stopper.  This is one of those horrid stoppers I was referring too, though matching in color, it is of much lesser quality in comparison to the bottle itself. 





The red dot on the seated woman’s rump is an imperfection in the painting.  It was a small red enamel crystal that was not clear from the brush, and melted into a small red blob upon firing of the piece.   

All comments and/or insight on the scene portrayal is welcome , Charll
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« Reply #1 on: April 22, 2012, 08:24:19 am »

Very beautiful Charll..
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« Reply #2 on: April 22, 2012, 01:58:42 pm »

I agree with George. Very beautiful bottle, Charll.
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