Henry Peter Glass

the rounded rectangular bottle standing on a splayed oval footrim, with a spreading neck and flat lip; painted on each main side with an episodic scene from the qing dynasty fiction work 'dream of the red chamber', the front depicting jia baoyu, shi xiangyun, and a servant holding a gold model of a qilin, the upper left inscribed with the title of the episode

6.35 cm

Mar 21, 2023 • Bonhams

of elongated, rectangular form with shoulders sloping to a cylindrical neck with flat lip and standing on a carved oval footrim, the interior of the bottle very well painted in ink and watercolors with two opposing portraits of xiang fei (the fragrant consort), one side with a european pastoral scene, depicting xiang fei wearing a straw hat, seated on a rock under a willow tree, her staff leaning against her and a basket of flowers by her side, the reverse painted with xiang fei in 'court attire', her hands holding a soft cloth bag, an inscription to one side

6.35 cm

Mar 21, 2023 • Bonhams

of elongated, rectangular form with shoulders sloping to a cylindrical neck with flat lip and standing on a carved oval footrim, the interior of the bottle very well painted with ink and watercolors, one side with a cricket perched on a grassy bank under an overhanging willow tree beside rocks and flowers, the reverse with a continuation of the scene with a cicada hanging on a willow branch, with minnows swimming in the water below, the inscription reading: 'beneath the willow tree a cricket is singing, painted by sun xingwu in the winter month of 1895,' together with one red seal.

6.35 cm

Mar 21, 2023 • Bonhams

5.4 x 5.72 cm

Mar 21, 2023 • Bonhams

the upright rectangular bottle with rounded corners, standing on a splayed oval footrim, with a spreading neck and flat lip; the interior painted in understated colors on one side with an elegant display of vessels containing flowering branches and a miniature pine tree near a dramatically shaped, artful rock, the reverse depicting a contemplative lakeside landscape, with a lone horse standing on the bank; dated jiachen dongri (winter of 1904)

6.67 cm

Mar 21, 2023 • Bonhams

of elongated, rectangular form with shoulders sloping to a cylindrical neck with flat lip and standing on a carved oval footrim, the interior of the bottle very well painted with ink and softly-hued watercolors, one side with a horseman looking up at goose pierced with his arrow falling from the sky, while a pair of geese fly away towards the distant mountains, the reverse with a fisherman sitting on the banks of a river where pavilions are nestled amongst blossoming trees, the opposite bank moored with sampans, the river wending its way into the distant mountains

6.35 cm

Mar 21, 2023 • Bonhams

of elongated, rectangular form with shoulders sloping to a cylindrical neck with flat lip and standing on a carved oval footrim, the interior of the bottle very well painted with ink and watercolors, one side with a scholar and his attendant standing on a river bank set in a mountainous landscape with a pavilion nestled in pine trees with rolling hills in the distance, the reverse with a convoluted rock with a bronze planter filled with grasses to one side and a second taller vase of blossoming flowers

6.35 cm

Mar 21, 2023 • Bonhams

of upright rectangular form, resting on a splayed oval footrim, its rounded shoulders rising to a cylindrical neck beneath a subtly recessed lip; painted in black ink and watercolors on one side with an early spring scene, depicting a figure rowing his boat towards a bank with houses settled amongst bushes behind lush trees, all against rolling hills in the far distance; dated jisi dongyue (winter of 1929), inscribed 'for the pure enjoyment of ziqing, the honorable elder brother'

6.03 cm

Mar 21, 2023 • Bonhams

5.72 cm

Dec 15, 2022 • Bonhams

6.35 cm

Dec 15, 2022 • Bonhams

6.99 cm

Dec 15, 2022 • Bonhams

Dec 3, 2021 • Sotheby's

walnut plywood, upholstery, glass

74.93 x 182.88 x 81.28 cm

May 21, 2017 • Rago Arts & Auction Center

brushed steel, wool upholstery, plywood

81.28 x 74.93 x 72.39 cm

Dec 3, 2016 • Treadway Toomey Galleries

faceted hexagonal shape with an offset foot and a gilded spout

May 28, 2016 • Dorotheum

underlying rosaline glass

May 28, 2016 • Dorotheum

tapered

Mar 5, 2016 • Dorotheum

offset foot

Mar 5, 2016 • Dorotheum

walnut veneer, solid wood, coated fabric

38.1 cm

Dec 5, 2015 • Treadway Toomey Galleries

brushed steel, new wool upholstery

81.28 x 71.12 x 73.66 cm

Dec 5, 2015 • Treadway Toomey Galleries

walnut plywood

77.47 x 182.88 x 45.72 cm

Sep 10, 2015 • Wright

furniture

71.12 x 121.92 x 71.12 cm

May 18, 2014 • Los Angeles Modern Auctions