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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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