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A WHITE JADE SNUFF BOTTLE
18th/19th century
Of flattened circular form with a cylindrical neck, the
short sides carved with attenuated raised oval panels, all
supported on a small oval foot, the translucent stone with
some opaque white inclusions.
2in (5cm) high
US$4,000 - 6,000

十八/十九世紀 白玉鼻煙壺

Provenance
Ko Collection
Sotheby’s, New York, 15 March 1984, lot 263

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8058
AN INSIDE-PAINTED CRYSTAL SNUFF BOTTLE
Ye family, Apricot Grove Studio, 1927
Of flattened rounded form, the shoulders carved with
mock lion mask handles, each side painted with an
episode from ‘The Strange Tales of Liaozhai’, one side
titled Xihu zhu, the other side titled Fenzhou hu, dated
dingmao (1927) peach (third) month, signed Ye Zhongsan
with a painted seal reading yin.
2 5/8in (6.8cm) high

US$3,000 - 5,000

丁卯年（1927年） 葉氏家族（杏林齋）作水晶內畫聊齋
人物故事圖鼻煙

Ye Zhongsan’s three sons each started painting in 1912,
1920 and 1928. Since the father and all his son’s signed
their work in the father’s name, it is difficult to tell their
work apart after 1912, especially with scenes taken from
popular novels as Ye and his sons followed the illustrations
in mainstream editions fairly accurately.
8058 (two views)
8059
A CANTON ENAMEL ON COPPER SNUFF BOTTLE
19th century
Of miniature moon flask form, each side painted with a
circular medallion enclosing European subjects, one side
with four figures and hunting dogs, the other with a mother
and four children, all reserved against a yellow ground
painted with leafy floral sprigs, the foot with four-character
Qianlong mark.
2 1/2in (6.3cm) high

US$2,000 - 3,000

十九世紀 銅胎畫琺瑯西洋人物圖鼻煙壺

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