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AN AGATE ‘MENG HAORAN’ SNUFF BOTTLE
1820-1880
Well-hollowed, of flattened globular form below a slightly tapered neck
with flat lip, supported on a recessed oval foot, the white skin on one
side carved to depict Meng Haoran riding a donkey followed by an
attendant, the brown inclusion on the reverse carved to depict two
squirrels and a bunch of grapes.
2 1/4in (5.6cm) high
$4,000 - 6,000

1820-1880年 瑪瑙巧雕踏雪尋梅圖鼻煙壺

Provenance:
Mei Ling Collection
Sotheby’s, New York, Important Chinese Snuff Bottles, from the Mei
Ling Collection, 15 March 1984, lot 105

來源：
Mei Ling 珍藏
紐約蘇富比，1984年3月15日，拍品編號105

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