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AN INCISED PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE
JINGDEZHEN KILNS, 1880-1930
The bottle is incised through the clear glaze on each side with a foreign creature recorded
in Shan Hai Jing, Classic of Mountains and Seas, and an inscription referring to the creature.
One side depicts a man holding his pendent ears with his hands, the reverse is incised with
a three-headed rooster and a signature, Zifang, followed by a seal, ‘fang’.
2æ in. (7 cm.) high, glass stopper
$5,000-7,000

PROVENANCE

Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd., Hong Kong, 2006.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 4442.

EXHIBITED

Boston, International Chinese Snuf Bottle Society Convention, The Barron Collection,
23-26 September 2008.
1880-1930年 白釉刻山海經圖文鼻煙壺

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