Ruby Basket

Imperial, 1770-1850
Height: 6.12 cm
Mouth/lip: .48/1.5 cm
Stopper: jadeite

Provenance:
Asian Art Studio, Los Angeles, 2011.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 5173.
Christie’s, New York, 16 March, 2016, lot 427
Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd.

 

Transparent ruby red and white-speck and bubble suffused milky glass; with a flat lip, slightly convex foot, and convex footrim made up of elements of the design; carved as a single overlay to simulate the bottle being contained within a basket with a long handle going over one shoulder containing branches of prunus, lotus flowers and leaves, hibiscus, and a chrysanthemum.

Alexander Whittaker