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A RED-OVERLAY 'SNOWSTORM' GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
1750-1820
Both sides of the bottle are carved with an oval panel, one with a bat
flying toward a fruiting peach tree, the other with a bat flying above a
pagoda emerging from crashing waves.
3¡ in. (8.6 cm.) high, agate and green jade stopper
$6,000-8,000
PROVENANCE:
Gerd Lester Collection, New York, 1981.
Rachelle R. Holden Collection, New York.

Terese Tse Bartholomew in Hidden Meanings in Chinese Art, Asian Art
Museum of San Francisco, 2006, p. 221, notes that bats (fu) above
waves with peaches growing from a cliff can be interpreted as "May
you be blessed by the mountain of longevity and sea of blessings
(shoushan fuhai)."

1750-1820年 雪霏地套紅玻璃福壽雙全圖鼻煙壺
來源:
Gerd Lester珍藏, 紐約, 1981年
何瑞秋珍藏, 紐約

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