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PROPERTY FROM A HONG KONG PRIVATE COLLECTION
A WHITE JADE ‘LION’ SNUFF BOTTLE
QING DYNASTY
finely carved in low relief with a Buddhist lion frolicking on
one side, the stone of even white colour
5 cm, 1⅞ in.
HK$ 20,000-30,000
US$ 2,550-3,850
清 白玉佛獅鼻煙壺

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□ 872 SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

TWO INSCRIBED AGATE SNUFF BOTTLES
QING DYNASTY, 18TH – 19TH CENTURY
the larger 7.8cm, 3 in.
The inscription on the silhouette agate bottle, carved with
a design of magpies and prunus, reads xiang kai bi guan,
si dong meishao, which can be translated as ‘be radiant
with joy as the fragrance triggers the sense of smell’.The
inscription on the second bottle is adapted from a poem by
Song Dynasty poet Lu You (1125-1210).
HK$ 6,000-8,000
US$ 800-1,050

清十八至十九世紀 瑪瑙詩文鼻煙壺共二
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左壺詩文：香開鼻觀，喜動眉梢
右壺詩文原出宋代詩人陸游句。

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PROPERTY FROM A HONG KONG FAMILY COLLECTION
A WHITE JADE ‘PARROT AND PEACH’ CARVING
AND A WHITE JADE RAM
QING DYNASTY
the parrot carved turning its head towards its tail, grasping
a branch of peaches in its beak, the ram carved recumbent
with head raised, a calf nestled by its side, the stones of even
white colour
each approx. 5.3 cm, 2⅛ in.

HK$ 20,000-30,000
US$ 2,550-3,850

清 白玉銜桃瑞鳥及雙羊把件共二

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