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A RED AND WHITE DOUBLE-OVERLAY BLUE GLASS ‘CRANES’
SNUFF BOTTLE
Yangzhou School, 1830-1890
Exquisitely carved in relief on both sides with cranes grasping lingzhi
fungus beneath the red sun, a brilliant example of the multiple-
overlay technique of the Yangzhou school, with a rare dynamic colour
combination, conveying a blessing of ‘promotion in official ranking’,
tourmaline stopper, box,
7.6cm (3in) high. (2).
HKD150,000 - 250,000
US$19,000 - 32,000

十九世紀 寳石藍地套涅白朱紅料「指日高升」鼻煙壺

A related example depicting dragons together with carp is in the Baur
Collection in Geneva (Collections Baur 17 [1973]). See another red and
white double-overlay blue glass ‘dragons’ snuff bottle, which was sold
at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 25 May 2014, lot 1027.

Provenance:
Crane Family, Kingston, Ont, Canada, mid 1990s

來源：
Crane家族收藏，加拿大安大略省金斯頓，九十年代中期

瓶形，平底，碧璽蓋。通體藍地套涅白朱紅料玻璃。腹部環雕「指日高
升」圖案，鶴嘴銜靈芝。參考瑞士鮑爾基金會一件「鯉躍龍門」鼻煙壺，
館藏編號17【1973】。另見一例寳石藍地套涅白朱紅料雕龍鼻烟壺，售
於香港蘇富比，2014年5月25日，拍品編號1027。

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