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AN IRON-RED ENAMELLED ‘BATS’ A ROCK CRYSTAL SNUFF BOTTLE Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, 聊
SNUFF BOTTLE 18th/19th century 齋誌異 liaozhai zhiyi, is a collection of
Daoguang seal mark and of the period Of compressed form, carved to each side supernatural tales written by Pu Songling
The slender tapering bottle decorated to with a design of c-scrolls encircling shou in classical Chinese during the early Qing
each side with five bats encircling a shou emblems, within a key-fret border, jadeite Dynasty. The scenes on the present lot
emblem amongst clouds, jadeite finial, box. finial, box. illustrate two different stories from this
The bottle 6.2cm (2.1/2in) long. (3). The bottle 5.7cm (2.1/4in) long. (3). anthology.

£800 - 1,200 £2,000 - 3,000 342
HK$8,200 - 12,000 HK$20,000 - 31,000 A GREY AND WHITE JADE SNUFF
CNY7,200 - 11,000 CNY18,000 - 27,000 BOTTLE
19th century
339 341 The pebble-form bottle carved in low relief
A BLUE AND WHITE SNUFF BOTTLE AN INSIDE PAINTED ROCK CRYSTAL with two dragons blowing clouds, the
19th century SNUFF BOTTLE reverse with a scrolling vine, the two-tone
The small cylindrical jar finely painted with a Signed Ye Zhongsan and cyclically dated ren stone cleverly incorporated into the design;
pastoral landscape scene with a fisherman, xu year corresponding to 1922, the bottle: together with an agate pebble snuff bottle
the base with a peach motif; together with an 19th century carved in relief with lingzhi and lotus flowers,
enamelled snuff bottle, Jiaqing four-character The globular bottle with a flat lip and foot, green hardstone stopper.
mark, 19th century; a small baluster vase, carved in low relief with two bats, later The first 7cm (2 3/4in) high (3).
17th century. painted with two narrative scenes from
The first 6.5cm (2 1/2in) high (3). ‘Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio’, £1,000 - 1,500
hardstone stopper. 5.5cm (2 1/8in) high (2). HK$10,000 - 15,000
£800 - 1,200 CNY9,000 - 13,000
HK$8,200 - 12,000 £1,500 - 2,000
CNY7,200 - 11,000 HK$15,000 - 20,000
CNY13,000 - 18,000

For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue. ASIAN ART - PART I | 131