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AN INSCRIBED CHALCEDONY ‘LUOHAN AND 清十八 / 十九世紀 蘇作瑪瑙雕羅漢松樹圖
SCHOLAR’ SNUFF BOTTLE, SUZHOU, QING 鼻煙壺
DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY
the inscriptions reads Ru Shan zhong shan wai zhi xian (the 出版：
mountain abode being a heavenly residence for a luohan)
and Gu mu cang qing wan nian song (a praise for the 許建勳，《An Addicted Dedication: Chinese Snuff
pinetrees which remain evergreen despite being ancient), bottles Christopher Sin’s Collection》，卷一，香
stopper (3) 港，2013年，圖版261
Height 1⅞ in., 4.7 cm
LITERATURE
Humphrey Hui, An Addicted Dedication: Chinese Snuff bottles
Christopher Sin’s Collection, vol. I, Hong Kong, 2013, pl. 261.
The present bottle is a stellar example of the virtuosity of
the Suzhou School. Its deft and imaginative design create a
naturalistic sense of movement, depicting a luohan reading
an inscription, the reverse with a scholar and pine tree, all
intricately picked out with skillful manipulation of the darker
inclusions to highlight naturalistic details.
⊖ $ 10,000-15,000

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A WHITE JADE ‘PEKINESE DOG’ SNUFF 清十八 / 十九世紀 白玉雕京巴犬形鼻煙壺
BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY, 18TH /
19TH CENTURY 展覽：
stopper (2) 《天地造化》，香港大學美術博物館，香港，2005
Length 2¼ in., 5.7 cm 年，編號196
EXHIBITED
出版：
Heavenly Creations, University Museum and Art Gallery, The 許建勳，《An Addicted Dedication: Chinese Snuff
University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2005, cat. no. 196.
bottles Christopher Sin’s Collection》，卷一，香
LITERATURE 港，2013年，圖版37
Humphrey Hui, An Addicted Dedication: Chinese Snuff bottles
Christopher Sin’s Collection, vol. I, Hong Kong, 2013, pl. 37.
A popular pet of the imperial household, the Pekinese dog
featured on the present snuff bottle serves as a symbol of
court life. The recumbent imperial companion was sculpted
from exceptional nephrite, or white jade, and features
scrolled ears and a bushy tail. A similar bottle was sold in
our Hong Kong rooms from the Mary and George Bloch
Collection, 25th November 2013, lot 59. See also a similar
snuff bottle sold in these rooms from the Joe Grimberg
Collection, 14th September 2010, lot 66.
⊖ $ 8,000-10,000

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