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THREE UNDERGLAZE-DECORATED PORCELAIN SNUFF
BOTTLES
1850-1900
All of cylindrical shape; the first painted with an iron-red dragon
surrounded by cobalt blue clouds; the second painted with a cobalt
blue dragon in pursuit of a flaming pearl; and the third with two
copper-red dragons, one surrounded by cobalt blue clouds, the other
emerging from cobalt blue waves.
3 5/8in (9.2cm) high, the tallest
$1,200 - 1,500
1850-1900年 瓷胎龍紋鼻煙壺三件

Provenance
The blue and white bottle: Karp Auction, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1983
151
A FAMILLE-ROSE PORCELAIN ‘STAR GODS’ SNUFF BOTTLE
Cyclical date guisi, corresponding to 1893
Of slightly flattened stickneck vase shape, the shoulders molded with
lion mask and mock ring handles, painted to one side with figures
of the ‘Three Star Gods’ of Blessings, Longevity and Emoluments,
reversed by a dedication to fourth brother Jinzhang, dated, and signed
by Jiang Yuqing with one seal reading fang.
2 7/8in (7.2cm) high
$1,000 - 2,000

癸巳（1893年） 粉彩「福祿壽延綿」圖鼻煙壺 《蔣玉卿》款

Provenance
Peter and Marion Bozzo Collection, 1992

Jiang Yuqing was a porcelain painter active during the late Qing
dynasty and Early Republic periods. He was known not only for his
own painting, but also for inscribing the works of other artists. 151

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