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六 69. Shou-character snuff bottle of rounded ovoid form, carved on each side with a relief shou character in a raised oval frame, repeated as

十 handles on each side, with a tall cylindrical neck and rounded oval foot, the interior well hollowed, the stone white and russet with

九 slight brown markings.

2 ½ inches, 6.4 cm high without stopper.
壽 Qianlong/Jiaqing, 1750-1810.
字

紋 • From an important Middle Eastern collection.
鼻
煙 • Purchased in Hong Kong from Mr Liang in the 1950s.
壺 • The particularly generous proportions, hollowing and relief frames of the shou characters indicate the possibility of Imperial

Palace workshop production.

白
玉

乾
隆
/
嘉
慶

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