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TWO FAMILLE ROSE ENAMELED
9135 (two views) SNUFF BOTTLES
72 | BONHAMS 1796-1850
Two similar bottles, of compressed form with
waisted necks, flat lips and unglazed oval foot
rims, molded ring mask handles, painted with
landscapes, titled in ink on each side Huazhou
Chunxiao (Spring dawn of Blossom Island)
reversed by Donghu Ye Yue (Evening moon
on the East Lake), the foot with apocryphal
Qianlong mark and Yongzheng mark in iron
red.
2 5/8in (6.7cm) high, the larger

US$2,000 - 3,000

These bottles are part of a larger group of
porcelains produced during the Jiaqing and
Daoguang periods that are decorated with
fencai enamels featuring the famous sites of
Nanchang and Jiangxi Province.

1796-1850 粉彩繪’花舟春曉’及’冬湖月夜’圖
鼻煙壺兩只
《乾隆年製》及《雍正年製》礬紅款

9135
AN ENAMELED PORCELAIN ‘KATYDID
AND CAGE’ SNUFF BOTTLE
Imperial, Jingdezhen kilns, Daoguang mark
and of the period
Of compressed form, with an unglazed oval
foot rim, each side enameled with an insect,
one standing atop a small basket and the
other inside its cage, with the four-character
mark in iron red to the foot.
2 1/4in (5.7cm) high

US$3,000 - 5,000

The motif of katydid and cage combination
is a rebus for the Chinese phrase of jinzhong
baoguo, meaning ‘to be loyal to one’s
country’. Snuff bottles with this theme can be
found with a variety of design combinations.
Compare similar bottles from the Marcia J.
Howard Collection, sold by our New York
rooms, March 14th, 2016, sale 23744, lots
6002, and 6011.

1821-1850 清道光 御製粉彩瓷胎’盡忠報國’
鼻煙壺
《道光年製》礬紅篆書款