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A CARVED JASPER SNUFF BOTTLE
1780-1850
One side is carved in a dark green area of the dark reddish-brown stone with a katydid
standing on leaves, the reverse is left plain.
2¿ in. (5.4 cm.) high, jadeite stopper
$5,000-7,000

PROVENANCE

Alice Klein Collection, California.
Asian Art Studio, Los Angeles, California, 2011.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 5220.
1780-1850年 羊肝瑪瑙巧雕蟈蟈圖鼻煙壺

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