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AN UNUSUAL AND RARE PALE-BLUE-PIGMENTED FUZHOU Fuzhou lacquer bottles are relatively rare. They are admired for their
LACQUER BOTTLE subtle and elegant forms and their light weight. The technique of using
1780-1850 a textile base for lacquer is termed jiazhu or tuotai, Sometimes the
Of slender, flattened oviform shape carved with intricate concentric textile weave is visible beneath the surface treatment.
diamond-lozenge cell design on the main sides below an inverted
V-shaped band of seven cells with multi-petaled flowerheads below a Other examples are illustrated by Hugh Moss, Victor Graham and Ka
wide leiwen band at the neck and a rounded cup-shaped neck with Bo Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles, The Mary and George
wide opening, the narrow sides with a thin vertical band of triangular Bloch Collection, Vol. 7, Part 1, Hong Kong, 2009, pp. 138-155, nos.
cells, all standing on a thin foot ring and simply scooped convex base. 1521-1530, where the authors discuss the production of Fuzhou
2 1/4in (5.7cm) high, stopper lacquers in great depth.

$4,000 - 6,000
1780-1850 福州藍漆面刻幾何紋鼻煙壺一件
Provenance:
The Heriot Collection, Edinburgh, Scotland
Robert Hall, London
來源：
Heriot收藏，愛丁堡，蘇格蘭
Robert Hall，倫敦

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