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A ‘REALGAR IMITATION’ GLASS BOTTLE VASE, QIANLONG MARK AND PROBABLY LATE IN THE PERIOD
奥地利
2024年10月18日 开拍
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A ‘REALGAR IMITATION’ GLASS BOTTLE VASE, QIANLONG MARK AND PROBABLY LATE IN THE PERIOD

Expert’s note:
Compare the identical color pattern of a glass snuff bottle dated to the late 18th century in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 21.175.292. The striking similarity in the colors strongly suggests that both vessels originated from the same production batch, an exceptional occurrence given the rarity of such precise color matching. This level of consistency in color, particularly in glasswork from this period, is seldom found, further supporting the likelihood of their shared provenance.

China, c. 1770-1830. The globular body supported on a broad spreading foot and rising to a tall columnar neck, the glass with swirls of fiery red and orange to resemble realgar. The recessed base with a wheel-cut four-character mark Qianlong nianzhi within a double square.

Provenance: Italian private collection.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and manufacturing irregularities including small open bubbles.

Weight: 341.3 g
Dimensions: Height 17.2 cm

Realgar (xiong huang), found in the southern provinces of China, was believed to contain the essence of gold and, possibly for this reason, became a source of fascination despite its poisonous qualities. It is believed that it was mixed in drugs used by Daoists in their quest for the elixir of immortality. It is the Daoist alchemy that made realgar popular to the extent that despite the material's highly toxic nature and its soft crumbly texture, which does not lend itself to the artisans' tools without great difficulties, realgar was used for the carving of Daoist figures. For example, a realgar sculpture of the Immortal He Xian Gu, in the British Museum, London, is illustrated in R. Soame Jenyns, Chinese Art, The Minor Arts, II, London, 1965, pl. 200.

The attractiveness of realgar inspired copies to be made in glass such as the present vase. Richard John Lynn in 'Technical aspects and Connoisseurship of Snuff Bottles: Late Traditional Chinese Sources', JICSBS, Summer, 1995, p. 8, mentions Zhou Jixu, a late Qing connoisseur, who believed that realgar glass was among the earliest types of glass made at the Qing Imperial Glassworks. Production continued throughout the 18th and well into the 19th century, creating endless variations of color and composition.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 19 March 2015, lot 461
Price: USD 18,750 or approx. EUR 22,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A small mottled-red 'realgar' glass bottle vase, China, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century
Expert remark: Compare the related form and ‘imitation realgar’ technique. Note the size (15.5 cm) and lack of a reign mark.

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