PROVENANCE:
1. Sotheby’s, 17 September 1996
2. Formerly in the Collection of Berenice Hastelink

Compare with another glass in simulating of realgar, illustrated in The complete collection of treasures of the palace museum. Snuff bottles . Hong Kong, 2003, pl. 93, p.61.See another glass simulating realgar snuff bottle, illustrated in The Imperial connection. Court related Chinese snuff bottles The Humphrey K.F. Hui collection, Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 1998, pl.40.