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A JASPER ‘HERO’ SNUFF BOTTLE
1820-1880
Of flattened rounded square form surmounted by a tubular neck with a
flat lip and supported on an oval foot ring, the ocher layer on one side
carved to an image of a hawk standing on the back of a bear to create
the rebus yingxiong (hero), the ocher layer on the other side carved to
depict Nezha battling the third son of the Dragon King.
2 1/4in (5.6cm) high
$3,000 - 5,000
1820-1880年 羊肝瑪瑙巧雕英雄紋鼻煙壺

Provenance:
Collection of Eric Young
Sotheby’s, London, Important Chinese Snuff Bottles from the
Collection of Eric Young, Part II, 13 October 1987, lot 104

來源：
Eric Young 珍藏
Eric Young 珍藏之重要中國鼻煙壺第2部分,倫敦蘇富比，1987年10月
13日，拍品編號104

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A YELLOW AND BROWN JADE ‘THREE RAMS’ SNUFF BOTTLE
1750-1820
Of flattened rounded square form surmounted by a tubular neck
with a flat lip, supported on an oval foot ring, the brown skin on one
side deftly carved to depict three rams amid rockwork with the sun
overhead, forming the rebus sanyang kaitai (a term used to signify the
arrival of spring).
2 1/8in (5.3cm) high

$4,000 - 6,000
1750-1820年 黃玉帶皮雕三羊開泰圖鼻煙壺
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Provenance:
Sotheby’s, New York, Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles, 6 April 1990 lot 148

來源：
重要中國瓷器及工藝品，紐約蘇富比，1990年4月6日，拍賣編號148

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