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20TH CENTURY
Details
SIX INSIDE-PAINTED SNUFF BOTTLES
20TH CENTURY
The first is a flattened ovoid bottle which is decorated to one side with two magpies resting on a cherry tree, the reverse is decorated with further birds beside flowering branches and rockwork, there are two line of calligraphy; the second is a bottle decorated with a continuous scene depicting two pair of hares in a snowy landscape; and four further snuff bottles.
The largest 2½ in. (6.4 cm.) high, stoppers (6)
20TH CENTURY
The first is a flattened ovoid bottle which is decorated to one side with two magpies resting on a cherry tree, the reverse is decorated with further birds beside flowering branches and rockwork, there are two line of calligraphy; the second is a bottle decorated with a continuous scene depicting two pair of hares in a snowy landscape; and four further snuff bottles.
The largest 2½ in. (6.4 cm.) high, stoppers (6)
Provenance
The Stan Barden Collection of Snuff Bottles.
Acquired in Hong Kong prior to 1981 from Y.F. Yang.
Acquired in Hong Kong prior to 1981 from Y.F. Yang.
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