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A dendritic agate snuff bottle A carved shadow agate snuff bottle
1750-1860 1750-1860
Well-hollowed, of rounded square form with a cylindrical neck, flat Well-hollowed, of rounded square form with a short cylindrical neck,
lip, oval foot ring, utilizing the natural markings in the translucent, flat lip, oval foot ring, employing the deeper color inclusions in the
pale honey-toned matrix to illustrate a poetic scene of a bird on a warm honey-toned matrix, carved to one side with a bearded man
hilltop looking back at the bright moon rising low in the sky next to in a sampan floating in waves behind rock formation, the reverse
dark clouds, the verso depicting a perching bird and a large, well- decorated with leafy pomegranates and a three-legged toad.
developed tree. 2 1/4in (5.7cm) high
2 7/16in (6.2cm) high $1,500 - 2,500
$3,000 - 5,000
Provenance
Provenance The Asian Art Studio, Inc., 2010
Robert Kleiner, 18 March 2000
The Gerry Mack collection 皮影巧雕舢板人物鼻煙壺

Literature
Precious Playthings: Important Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Mack
Collection, Robert Kleiner, 2000, p. 93, no. 63.

皮影瑪瑙孤鴉望月鼻煙壺

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