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                                                             TWO FAMILLE ROSE ENAMELED PORCELAIN SNUFF
                                                             BOTTLES
                                                             Jingdezhen kilns, Qianlong marks, 1796-1820
                                                             The first of square section, painted with a continuous scene from
                                                             the novel Xixiangji (Romance of the Western chamber), between
                                                             underglaze blue and gilt floral scrolls around the shoulder and base;
                                                             the second of ovoid form, the front and back with raised oval panels,
                                                             one depicting a figure holding a lotus branch, the other featuring
                                                             a tranquil landscape, both against a sky-blue ground with molded
                                                             dragons and clouds on the narrow sides, with gilded highlights; the
                                                             underside of each bottle bearing a Qianlong nian zhi seal mark in
                                                             iron-red.
                                                             2 5/16 and 2 1/4in (5.9 and 5.7cm) high
                                                             $2,000 - 3,000

                                                             1796-1820年 粉彩描金鼻煙壺兩件 《乾隆年製》款

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                                                             A FAMILLE ROSE ENAMELED PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE
                                                             Jingdezhen kilns, Qianlong mark, 1850-1940
                                                             The compressed globular bottle rising to a slender waisted neck, with
                                                             an everted flat lip, oval foot ring, painted with a continuous scene of
                                                             a pensive scholar in a serene landscape gazing over a stream while
                                                             leaning against a rock, the underside bearing the four-character mark
                                                             in iron-red seal script.
                                                             2 1/8in (5.4cm) high

                                                             $2,500 - 4,000
                                                             1850-1940年 粉彩山水人物圖鼻煙壺 《乾隆年製》款

           16                                                Provenance
                                                             King Feng Arts Co., Hong Kong, 8 April 1996

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