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A FAMILLE-ROSE ‘HUNTER’ SNUFF BOTTLE, 清道光 粉彩狩獵圖鼻烟壺 《道光年製》款 AN INSIDE-PAINTED ROCK CRYSTAL 壬辰年 (1892年) 周樂元作水晶內畫山水駿
SEAL MARK AND PERIOD OF DAOGUANG ‘LANDSCAPE’ SNUFF BOTTLE BY ZHOU 馬圖鼻煙壺 《周樂元》款
the base with a four-character seal mark in iron red, stopper 出版： LEYUAN, DATED XINCHEN YEAR, 題識：
(2) 許建勳，《An Addicted Dedication: Chinese Snuff CORRESPONDING TO 1891 壬辰臘月寫於京師藕香齋 周樂元
Height 2½ in., 6.4 cm bottles Christopher Sin’s Collection》，卷一，香 Height 2⅛ in., 5.3 cm
港，2013年，圖版214
LITERATURE EXHIBITED 印文：

Humphrey Hui, An Addicted Dedication: Chinese Snuff bottles Heavenly Creations, University Museum and Art Gallery, The 樂元
Christopher Sin’s Collection, vol. I, Hong Kong, 2013, pl. 214. University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2005, cat. no. 328.
展覽：
⊖ $ 4,000-6,000 LITERATURE 《天地造化》，香港大學美術博物館，香港，2005
Humphrey Hui, An Addicted Dedication: Chinese Snuff bottles 年，編號328
Christopher Sin’s Collection, vol. II, Hong Kong, 2013, pl. 20.
The present rock crystal snuff bottle is painted with 出版：
two beautifully rendered scenes. The face of the bottle 許建勳，《An Addicted Dedication: Chinese Snuff
features a peaceful river with a fisherman on a sampan.
The figure sits calmly between a pair of pine trees and a bottles Christopher Sin’s Collection》，卷二，香
rocky mountainscape. On the reverse, a horse is illustrated 港，2013年，圖版20
beneath a pine tree with mountains in the backdrop. The
imagery of a horse under a tree connotes longevity while the
horse itself is a symbol for steadfastness.
⊖ $ 5,000-7,000

230 SOTHEBY’S COMPLETE CATALOGUING AVAILABLE AT SOTHEBYS.COM/N11410 SNUFF BOTTLES FROM THE CHRISTOPHER SIN COLLECTION 231