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Inscriptions read: ? wu er xiong Da Ren (maybe a persn's name) (second elder brother) (Sir)
Rong Jiu
This bottle was sold as part of a group of 4 bottles bearing the name of Rong Jiu. While the other three appeared to be old bottles,
this one could be a newer bottle made to look old. There have been a number of similar bottles with black lacquer overlay, dedicated
to some person and bearing a famous painter's name. However all of them I have ever seen have been much larger.
I welcome input from others about this bottle.
Here is a similar bottle in the Spencer Collection at the University of Kansas.
Freeman Auction House, Pennsylvania