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PROBABLY IMPERIAL, BEIJING, 1770-1860
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A CARVED IMITATION REALGAR GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
PROBABLY IMPERIAL, BEIJING, 1770-1860
The bottle is carved with a scene of a lone fisherman beneath a pine tree next to a four-character inscription reading song xi yin diao ('fishing on one's own under a pine tree by a stream'). The reverse is carved with a single Buddha's hand citron on a dish.
2 ½ in. (6 cm.) high, glass stopper
PROBABLY IMPERIAL, BEIJING, 1770-1860
The bottle is carved with a scene of a lone fisherman beneath a pine tree next to a four-character inscription reading song xi yin diao ('fishing on one's own under a pine tree by a stream'). The reverse is carved with a single Buddha's hand citron on a dish.
2 ½ in. (6 cm.) high, glass stopper
Provenance
Sotheby's London, 4 November 1996, lot 121.
Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd., Hong Kong, 2009.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 4908.
Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd., Hong Kong, 2009.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 4908.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.