拍品 118
118
A RARE WELL-CARVED CAMEO AGATE BOTTLE
A RARE WELL-CARVED CAMEO AGATE BOTTLE

OFFICIAL SCHOOL, 1750-1850

细节
A RARE WELL-CARVED CAMEO AGATE BOTTLE
Official School, 1750-1850
Of bulbous form, the well-hollowed mottled pale gray and honey-toned stone ingeniusly carved utilizing the darker markings with a writhing dragon confronted by a tiger, a bat to one side, and a four-character inscription in low relief: feng yun hui he (The meeting of wind and rain), followed by two seals: Zi and Yu, stopper
2 7/16in. (6.2cm.) high
来源
Raymond Li, Hong Kong.
出版
R. Li, Chinese Snuff Bottle Themes, Popular Stories and Fables, Hong Kong, 1983, p. 28, fig. 37.

拍品专文

This spectacular example of the Official School depicts the meeting of the wind (represented by the tiger) and the rain (represented by the dragon), and by extension, the meeting of two powerful individuals. The seals following the inscription are the assumed artistic name of the carver, Ziyu.