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                                                              ~903
                                                              A RED-OVERLAY OPAQUE WHITE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
                                                              YANGZHOU, 1770-1820
                                                              The bottle is carved with an underwater scene depicting goldfish
                                                              swimming amidst lotus plants with some leaves floating in the water and
                                                              dragonfiles and butterflies hovering above. A four-character inscription
                                                              carved on the shoulder reads changle zizai (eternal happiness, total
                                                              freedom).
                                                              2¬ in. (6.7 cm.) high, coral stopper
                                                              $7,000-10,000
                                                              PROVENANCE:
                                                              The Mei Ling Collection; Sotheby's New York, 15 March 1984, lot 43.
                                                              Rachelle R. Holden Collection, New York.
                                                              LITERATURE:
                                                              R. Holden, Rivers and Mountains Far From the World - The Rachelle R.
                                                              Holden Collection, A Personal Commentary, New York, 1994, pp. 178-179,
                                                              no. 76.

                                                              1770-1820年 揚州作涅白地套紅玻璃「長樂自在」鼻煙壺
                                                              來源:
                                                              Mei Ling珍藏, 紐約蘇富比, 1984年3月15日, 拍品編號43
                                                              何瑞秋珍藏, 紐約
                                                              出版:
                                                              何瑞秋, 《Rivers and Mountains Far from the World - The Rachelle R.
                                                              Holden Collection, A Personal Commentary》, 紐約, 1994年, 頁178-179, 編
                                                              號76
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