A RARE AND FINELY CARVED GREEN GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE

IMPERIAL, ATTRIBUTED TO THE PALACE WORKSHOPS, BEIJING, 1720-1780

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A RARE AND FINELY CARVED GREEN GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
IMPERIAL, ATTRIBUTED TO THE PALACE WORKSHOPS, BEIJING, 1720-1780
The flattened, rounded bottle is finely carved on one side with the character xi (happiness) made up of four dragons sharing two bodies. The reverse is carved with a formalized shou (longevity) character made up of six dragons sharing two bodies. The narrow sides are carved with masks suspending fixed rings.
1 13/16 in. (4.5 cm.) high, pink quartz stopper and bone spoon

Provenance

Muriel S. Butkin (1917-2009) Collection, Cleveland.

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Lot Essay

Compare three glass bottles of comparable date in different colors, including transparent green, carved with similar designs and attributed to the Imperial glassworks, Beijing, illustrated by H. Moss, V. Graham, K.B. Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles, The Mary and George Bloch Collection, Vol. 5, Part 2, Glass, pp. 338-341, nos. 824-26.

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