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A CARVED AND MOLDED OPAQUE YELLOW GLASS ‘MALLOW’
SNUFF BOTTLE
IMPERIAL, PALACE WORKSHOPS, BEIJING, 1720-1820
The bottle is delicately molded and carved on each side as a mallow blossom, the petals also
forming the narrow sides and foot.
2æ in. (7 cm.) high, glass stopper
$14,000-18,000
PROVENANCE
Robert Kleiner, London, 2002.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 3391.
EXHIBITED
Boston, International Chinese Snuf Bottle Society Convention,
The Barron Collection, 23-26 September 2008.
This bottle is formed on either side with a stylized mallow, a symbol of loyalty to the
Emperor, as the head of the mallow follows the path of the sun all day, and the sun
is associated with the Emperor. Because of its symbolism, this design was ideal as
decoration on bottles presented by the Emperor to his oficials, reminding them constantly
of their duty of loyalty, hence its popularity at the Imperial glassworks and elsewhere in
the Palace workshops. For another bottle with mallow fower decoration, please see
lot 345.
1720-1820年 御製模印涅黃玻璃葵式鼻煙壺
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