A CARVED IMITATION REALGAR GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
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A CARVED IMITATION REALGAR GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE

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
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.
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This lot is offered without reserve.

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