PRINTCompare with another snuff bottle, illustrated in Snuff bottles. A miniature art from the collection of Mary and George bloch , Hong Kong, no.128.
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A ‘SHOU’ SNUFF BOTTLE
QING DYNASTY (1780-1830) |
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Of compressed pear-shaped form rising from a wide protruding foot to a slightly flared neck, finely carved through the overlay with a blossoming flower arrangement next to a basket filled with utensils below a flittering auspicious bat under further inscriptions reading Jinshi tong shou on the left corner, the reverse decorated with a waterpot, brush and brush rest from a scholar’s studio next to a vase extenuated by the elegant form of a pine branch, flanked by animal masks suspending a ring handle on the narrow sides. |
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Estimate
70,000 - 90,000 273,000 - 352,000 9,000 - 11,600
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Compare with another snuff bottle, illustrated in Snuff bottles. A miniature art from the collection of Mary and George bloch , Hong Kong, no.128.