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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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