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AN INSIDE-PAINTED GLASS SNUFF
566 BOTTLE
100 SIGNED ZHANG BAOTIAN, GUIMAO,
1903
The bottle is decorated on either side with
a different scene of a scholar in his studio,
one side with a three-character name Lü
Wubing, followed by a cyclical date, guimao,
and the artist’s signature, Zhang Baotian,
and a seal possibly reading Tian yin (seal of
Tian). The other side is inscribed with two
characters, xia nü (‘chivalrous lady’).

26 in. (6.9 cm.) high, glass stopper

$2,000-3,000

PROVENANCE

Robert Hall, London, 2011.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont,
Massachusetts, no. 5267.

Both Lü Wubing and xia nü are tales from
the Liaozhai zhiyi (Strange Tales Recorded
by the Studio of Idle Talk), a collection of
love and ghost stories first published in
1679.
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TWO DARK OLIVE-GREEN AND
WHITE-OVERLAY RUBY-RED GLASS
SNUFF BOTTLES
1820-1880

The first, 1820-1880, is of transparent red
glass and is carved through the overlays
with blossoming flowers. The second, 1820-
1880, is also of transparent red glass and is
carved through the overlays with birds and
butterflies amidst blossoming lotus plants.

2º and 2¡ in. (5.7 and 6 cm.) high, glass and

turquoise stoppers (2)

$4,000-6,000

PROVENANCE

First bottle:
Rachelle R. Holden Collection.
Vanessa F. Holden Collection, New York,
1995.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont,
Massachusetts, no. 1963.
Second bottle:
Asiantiques, Winter Park, Florida, 1997.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont,
Massachusetts, no. 2385.

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