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AN ENAMELED PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE
IMPERIAL, JINGDEZHEN KILNS, FOUR-CHARACTER TONGZHI FOUR-
CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN IRON RED AND OF THE PERIOD (1862-1873)
The bottle is decorated on one side with a large cicada, and with a katydid on the reverse.
2Ω in. (6.4 cm.) high, tourmaline stopper
$6,000-8,000
PROVENANCE
Robert Hall, London, 2007.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 4678.
清同治 御製粉彩蟈蟈圖鼻煙壺 礬紅四字篆書款
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