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AN EMBELLISHED WHITE JADE SNUFF BOTTLE AN ENAMELED PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE
The bottle: 1850-1920, embellishment: Tsuda family, Kyoto, Japan, Daoguang marks and of the period, 1821-1850
20th century The compressed globular bottle painted in soft-hued enamels
Well-hollowed, the bottle of rounded rectangular profile, decorated depicting figures in an outdoor setting, the underside inscribed with the
with mother-of-pearl, applied stones, and lacquer, carved and painted four-character mark in seal script.
on one side with a lady seated in a cart pushed by her servant under 2 1/4in (5.7cm) high
a fruiting tree, the reverse depicting a bearded man seated in front of
a large screen holding a wine cup in his hand, and a woman holding a $2,000 - 3,000
wine pot near a low table.
2 5/8in (6.7cm) high
$1,500 - 2,500

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