PRINTThe literati also appreciates snuff bottle made of relatively common materials instead of lavish precious materials, this created an incentive for bottles made from different materials such as Yixing. Although the material may have been relatively easy to find, it was handled with the upmost care and attention to details as epitomizes by the present lot. may have been relatively easy to find, it was handled with the upmost care and attention to details as epitomizes by the present lot.
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A YIXING SNUFF BOTTLE
QING DYNASTY |
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Of compressed circular form rising from a straight footrim to an elongated neck, decorated on one side with the spring scene of a figure standing near the shore next to rocky outcrops appreciating the beautiful lake upon which a sampan sails, the reverse depicting a figure quietly fishing in the lake as a sampan floats in the distance. |
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Estimate
30,000 - 45,000 117,000 - 176,000 3,900 - 5,800
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Sold Price 36,000
139,535
4,645
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The literati also appreciates snuff bottle made of relatively common materials instead of lavish precious materials, this created an incentive for bottles made from different materials such as Yixing. Although the material may have been relatively easy to find, it was handled with the upmost care and attention to details as epitomizes by the present lot. may have been relatively easy to find, it was handled with the upmost care and attention to details as epitomizes by the present lot.