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A CARVED AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
1760-1840
The bottle is of light honey-brown color and carved on one side with a horse tied to a
hitching post beneath a banner with the four characters jun de liang cai, referring to the
handsomeness and great qualities of the horse, the design using the orange-russet
markings in the stone as highlights.
2Ω in. (6.3 cm.) high, glass stopper
$5,000-7,000

PROVENANCE

Robert Kleiner, Belfont Company Ltd., Hong Kong, 1994.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 1157.
The decoration of a tethered horse is a popular motif on Chinese snuf bottles. The image
is representative of unrealized potential and expresses the wish for the deserving owner
to have a quick promotion. For a discussion of this imagery see M. Hughes, The Chester
Beatty Library, Dublin, Chinese Snuf Bottles, Hong Kong, 2009, p. 106.
1760-1840年 瑪瑙巧雕「駿德良才」圖鼻煙壺

102 THE RUTH AND CARL BARRON COLLECTION OF FINE CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES: PART IV