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THREE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN
SNUFF BOTTLES
1820-1900
The first of rounded square form, finely painted
with a lion and cub, surrounded by clouds,
reversed by signature reading Zijing, the foot with
a peach enclosed within the oval foot ring; the
second and third both of cylindrical form painted
with a dragon and flaming pearl amid clouds,
against a crackled ground, the foot of the one
with the finer crackle marked with a four-character
Qianlong seal mark.
2 7/8in (7.3cm) high, the tallest
$1,200 - 1,500

1820-1900年 青花瑞獸紋鼻煙壺三件

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184
THREE UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND COPPER-
RED SNUFF BOTTLES
1800-1900
Each of circular section, the first painted with a
narrative scene of two men greeting a man in
a mask with his horse and groom; the second
painted with a scene from the Qing dynasty novel
Xue Rengui zheng dong (Xue Rengui’s Eastern
Campaign), the names of the five generals
involved appearing on flags, the recessed foot
marked with a tiger; the third painted with a
dragon amid dense clouds.
3 1/4in (8.2cm) high, the tallest
$1,200 - 1,500

1800-1900年 青花釉裏紅鼻煙壺三件

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185
THREE PORCELAIN JAR-FORM SNUFF
BOTTLES
1820-1900
The first finely incised around the rounded sides
with peony blossoms against a leafy ground,
covered overall with a pale blue qingbai glaze,
original stopper; the second painted with a dragon
against a ground of leafy stems bearing peony
blossoms, the foot with a dragon mark; the third
painted with a scene of two officials approaching a
bridge on horseback, the foot with a six-character
Qianlong mark.
2 5/8in (6.8cm) high, the tallest

$1,200 - 1,500
1820-1900年 瓷胎鼻煙壺三件

Provenance
The qingbai bottle: acquired in London, 1968
The dragon bottle: Neal and Frances Hunter
Collection 185
Vanessa Holden, 2000
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