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RARE Chinese Hand Painted Shaoxing Wine Bottle Empty 330ml

$ 23.73

Availability: 81 in stock
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: China
  • Culture: Chinese
  • Provenance: Ownership History Available
  • Condition: Like new overall condition w few, if any flaws. Colors are bright and vivid. Original cork stopper broke when the wine was opened. Part of the cork was reinserted back into the bottle neck.
  • Handmade: Yes

    Description

    CHINESE Painted Shaoxing  Wine Bottle Empty 330ml
    Measures approx 8 1/2 inches tall X 2  1/2 X 2  1/2 inches/
    Like new condition overall w very few, if any flaws. No cracks, chips, scratches or marks. Colors are bright and vivid.
    Red side- Logn Tao- Possible Chinese military figure from around 150 AD.
    Black side- Yan Liang- was a famous military General around 150 AD who died in a famous battle.
    The wine is yellow rice wine of very high quality(Shaoxing) available exclusively in a 3 star Michelin Cantonese restaurant in Hong Kong.
    As far as I know, bottle has not been rinsed as the cork stopper broke when the bottle was opened. Part of the cork was reinserted into the neck of the bottle before I left the restaurant w the stropper placed on top.
    Most likely in 2010. Has been in storage since.
    Very rare(size), unusual(2 sided hand painted) wine bottle.
    Please message w questions.