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THREE ENAMELED PORCELAIN
SNUFF BOTTLES
JINGDEZHEN KILNS, 1840-1900

The first cylindrical bottle, 1840-1900, is
decorated with the warlord Xiang Ji (232–202
BC), better known as Xiang Yu, opposite
a medallion containing a long description
referring to his legacy and beneath a further
inscription reading Xi Chu ba wang Xiang
Ji (Overlord of Western Chu, Xiang Ji). The
second cylindrical bottle, 1840-1900, molded
and enameled with various ‘antiques’. The third
bottle, 1860-1900, is molded and enameled on
one side with a seal face reading ‘Xunyangling
yin’ (‘Seal of the Xunyang prefect’) and a
censer, the reverse with a male figure riding a
deer, the base with a three-character mark in
iron red reading an le tu (‘picture of peace and
happiness’).

3, 3¡ and 2w in. (7.8, 8.7 and 7.5 cm.) high, (3)
glass, agate and malachite stoppers

$3,500-4,500

467 PROVENANCE

468 First bottle: Robert Kleiner, London, 2009.
46 Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont,
Massachusetts, no. 4973.
Second bottle: Jin Hing Co., Los Angeles, 2010.
Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd., Hong Kong, 2012.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont,
Massachusetts, no. 5328.
Third bottle: A. Klein Collection, California.
Neal W. and Frances R. Hunter Collection,
Laguna Woods, California.
Asian Art Studio, Los Angeles, California, 2011.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont,
Massachusetts, no. 5213.

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•Ψ468
A CARVED AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
1770-1860
The bottle is of translucent russet tone and
is carved through the opaque ochre-toned
marking on one side with a solitary hawk
standing on one leg. The reverse is carved
with two fan-tailed fish swimming amid
water weeds picked out in the russet skin.

2¡ in. (6 cm.) high, jadeite stopper

$3,000-5,000

PROVENANCE

Robert Kleiner, Belfont Company Ltd., Hong
Kong, 2005.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont,
Massachusetts, no. 4268.
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