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AN OLIVE-GREEN AND ‘RUSSET’ JADE SNUFF BOTTLE A BLUE AND WHITE SOFT-PASTE PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE

MASTER OF THE ROCKS SCHOOL, 1740-1850 JINGDEZHEN KILNS, 1840-1900

One side is carved with a scholar at the bottom of a mountainous The bottle, with crackled glaze, is decorated with a scene of a man
path that leads to a terrace at the top, the reverse is carved with weighing fsh accompanied by four boys and an older gentleman
bamboo and prunus, and one narrow side with a bridge crossing giving directions, accompanied by short inscriptions referring to the
water cascading from mountain cliffs. Added russet color has been various fgures, the base with an apocryphal Ming-dynasty Jiajing
used to enhance the opaque buff inclusions in the stone. mark.
2¬ in. (6.7 cm.) high, pink tourmaline stopper 2Ω in. (6.3 cm.) high, glass stopper

$2,000-3,000 $1,000-2,000

PROVENANCE: PROVENANCE:

Robert Hall, London, 2010. Robert Hall, London, 2011.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 5044. Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 5114.

1740-1850年 青玉雕山水人物圖鼻煙壺 1840-1900年
青花「七十三八十四啕氣兒歪毛兒」祝壽圖鼻煙壺

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