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AN INSIDE-PAINTED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE Robert Kleiner, London, 2007.
SIGNED WANG BOWEN, DATED AUTUMN OF JIAXU Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts,
(1994) no. 4632.

The bottle is brightly decorated with two elaborately dressed opera 甲戌年(1994) 王博文作玻璃内畫趙氏孤兒人物圖鼻煙壺
characters from the drama The Orphan of Zhao, one with a golden
hat and large white beard (Zhao Dun), the other with feathered hat
and black beard (Tu Angu). Each is identifed by an inscription, one
with the addition of a cyclical date, jiaxu (1994), and a signature,
Wang Bowen.

2¬ in. (6.6 cm.) high, quartz stopper
$5,000-7,000

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A RUBY-RED FACETED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
IMPERIAL GLASSWORKS, BEIJING, 1720-1780
The transparent bottle is of deep red color and is carved on
either side with four facets surrounded by smaller facets.
The narrow sides are also faceted and the fat base is of
hexagonal shape.

2 in. (5 cm.) high, jadeite stopper

$5,000-7,000

PROVENANCE

Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd., Hong Kong, 2006.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts,
no. 3370.
1720-1780年 御製寶石紅玻璃磨花鼻煙壺

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