The cowherd and the spinning maid

JS.42

Porcelain snuff bottle, painted in underglaze blue with a lady, buffalo and bridge

Description

Porcelain, of cylindrical form, painted in underglaze blue with a lady seated at a loom, the reverse with a buffalo being worked by a cowherd, with a bridge in the background- the love story of the cowherd and the spinning maid, the base with a Yongzheng mark.

Jingdezhen, 1800-1850.

8cm.