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The Property of a Gentleman (lots 317-318) The symbolism of the ‘house in the sea’ possibly originates in the
Dongpo zhilin, when two men are recorded as saying that when the seas
317 turn into fields, they will take out an additional counter. This additional
Two red overlay glass snuff bottles counter represents long life.
Mid Qing dynasty
One featuring two panels with bats in flight above waves splashing on The symbolism of the frogs in the lotus pond scene signifies ‘Have many
rockworks emerging from the sea, the other side carved with a flying fat boys’ as ‘frog’ is a homonym for ‘child’ in Chinese. This design has
crane holding an edict in its beak above a submerged dwelling with the meaning of wishing that one may have many children.
raging waves crashing on the rooftop, all flanked by a pair of mythical
beast handles; the other carved with a continuous aquatic lotus pond
with two frogs resting atop lotus leaves and lotus blossoms, pods and
foliage.
The larger 7.8cm high. (2).
HK$60,000 - 80,000
US$7,700 - 10,000

清中期
藕粉地套紅玻璃海屋漆壽鼻煙壺
乳白地套紅玻璃連生胖娃鼻煙壺

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