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9100                                                                  9101
A CARVED CELADON JADE SNUFF BOTTLE                                    AN EMBELLISHED LACQUER ON METAL SNUFF BOTTLE
1780-1850                                                             Tsuda Family, Kyoto, Japan, 1890-1930
Of melon form, the bottle carved with a butterfly flying among leafy  Of flattened spade form rising to a slightly everted rim, short oval foot
branches; the stone of celadon tinge with very faint russet marks.    rinng, the recessed base marked with Qianlong nianzhi in iron-red, the
2 1/2in (6.3cm) high                                                  exterior walls decorated with boys catching butterflies and at play on
                                                                      a red ground.
US$3,000 - 5,000                                                      2 3/4in (7cm) high

Provenance                                                            US$4,000 - 6,000
Private Florida Collection
                                                                      Provenance
1780-1850 青白玉瓜碟綿綿鼻煙壺                                                  Mary-Jane Walt, Lincoln, NE

                                                                      1890-1930 日本津田家族作 金屬胎紅漆嵌雜寶人物鼻煙壺

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