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A GREEN OVERLAY ‘SNOWFLAKE’ GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE A GOLD AVENTURINE-SPLASHED GREEN GLASS
1780-1850 SNUFF BOTTLE
Of sloping ovoid form with a slightly waisted neck, flat lip, oval foot Imperial Palace Workshops, Beijing, 18th century
ring, masterfully carved through the bluish-green overlay around the Of flattened globular form with a wide mouth, oval countersunk foot,
side depicting a dignified eagle atop protruding rocks emerging from the interior skillfully blown to a water-drop form, the rich transparent
a turbulent ocean, the sun rising behind crashing waves, and a bat green body suffused with golden flecks.
in flight amid cloud-scrolls; all aginst a cloudy ground suffused with 2in (5.1cm) high
bubbles and opaque white flecks. $1,800 - 2,500
2 7/8in (7.4cm) high
$2,500 - 3,500 十八世紀 宮廷作坊 透明綠料灑金鼻煙壺

Provenance
Robert Hall, 3rd November 1990

The eagle in Chinese art during the Qing dynasty is known to
symbolize the hero. Its pronunciation in Chinese, ying, is a component
for yingxiong (hero). The motif of a solemn-looking eagle on rocks
or combined with a bear was particularly favored by the Qianlong
emperor but was also used as a motif during the Jiaqing and later
periods.

1780-1850年 雪霏地套綠料英雄圖鼻煙壺

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