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• Auction House:
  Gibson's Auctioneers & Valuers
• Sale Name:
  Estate & Collector
• Sale Date:
  14 Oct 2018 ~ 10.30am (AEST)
• Lot #:
  92
• Lot Description:
  A finely decorated inside-painted glass snuff bottle, attributed to Ding Erzhong, 'The Lan Ting Shu', dated Beijing 1898 and Wuxian 1901
  finely painted with figures by a stream in a landscape of trees, rocky outcrops, a waterfall and distant mountains titled Lanting Xu Qi Tu at a representation of the preface to the gathering at the Orchid Pavilion in 353AD, detailed calligraphy to the reverse with the complete script of 'The Lanting Xu'; signed Erzhong and inscribed in Beijing eleventh month winter Wuxu year (1898); additional 2 column colophon on the left hand side, signed Erzhong, summer Xinchou year (1901) inscribed ‘Summer, Xinchou year, while living at Wuxian I look at this bottle again and feel it is the best calligraphy of all my pieces in my lifetime', red seal marks
  8.5cm
• Estimate:
  A$2,000 - 3,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Oriental

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