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PROPERTY FORMERLY IN THE COLLECTION OF FLOYD OHLIGER

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A MINIATURE WHITE JADE SNUFF BOTTLE WITH RUSSET SKIN A FAMILLE ROSE SNUFF BOTTLE WITH WINGED CREATURES
1760-1850 1820-1880
Of rounded rectangular profile, with a straight neck, flat lip, slightly Of flattened pear shape, with rounded lip and unglazed oval foot rim
splayed foot ring, one side carved to the lower right corner with a around a glazed recessed base, the body of the bottle painted in
simple and elegant bamboo stalk with sparse leaves, the verso with bright famille rose enamels with metamorphosed winged creatures on
uneven surfaces and covered with a thin layer of russet skin. an incised wave ground.
1 11/16in (4.3cm) high 3in (7.6cm) high
$4,000 - 6,000 $1,500 - 2,500

1760-1850年 褐斑白玉竹紋迷你鼻煙壺 1820-1880年 瓷胎粉彩祥獸紋鼻煙壺

8046 Provenance
A JADEITE SNUFF BOTTLE Burke’s, 1971
1800-1900
Of compressed ovoid form, with a slightly concave lip and a flat oval A tapering cylindrical porcelain bottle with a similar motif in famille rose
foot, the interior well-hollowed, the stone with splashes of lavender enamels is published in Rivers and Mountains Far From the World The
and streaks of emerald green. Rachel R. Holden Collection, 1994, pp. 214-215, where it is noted
2in (5cm) high that this unusual scene represents the Eight Daoist Immortals who
$1,500 - 2,500 descended into the sea.

1800-1900年 翠玉光素鼻煙壺 Another published example of a bottle featuring this motif is in the
collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei. See Snuff Bottles in
the Collection of the National Palace Museum p. 132, no. 96.

A third example, of the same shape as the current lot, is published by
Bob Stevens, The Collector’s Book of Snuff Bottles, no. 289.

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