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A BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE
JINGDEZHEN KILNS, 1810-1870                                           Robert Kleiner, London, 2002.
The bottle is decorated on one side with two Buddhist lions, one      Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts,
holding an embroidered and beribboned ball under its paw while        no. 3489.
the other stands upon the ribbon, all on a cloud ground. The reverse
is decorated with the characters zhan xuan, possibly the name of      1810-1870年 青花獅戲繡球圖鼻煙壺
a studio or person, framed by further clouds. An underglaze-blue
peach is on the base.

2¬ in. (6.6 cm.) high, glass stopper

$3,000-5,000

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AN HEXAGONAL INSIDE-PAINTED ROCK CRYSTAL
SNUFF BOTTLE
LINGNAN SCHOOL, 1800-1825
One main facet is decorated with a pavilion, the other with a
monkey poking a beehive, and the narrow facets with bamboo and
fowering plants.

2¬ in. (6.6 cm.) high, glass stopper

$3,000-5,000

PROVENANCE

Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd., Hong Kong, 2006.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts,
no. 2685.
1800-1825年 嶺南派水晶内畫亭臺山水圖六棱鼻煙壺

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