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OFFICIAL SCHOOL, QING DYNASTY, 1730-1860
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A CARVED MOSS-AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
OFFICIAL SCHOOL, QING DYNASTY, 1730-1860
The bottle is carved on the narrow sides each with a mask-and-ring handle, the transparent stone with natural markings unusually varied and expressive leaving open a wide range of interpretations. Together with a moss-agate snuff dish.
Bottle: 2 9/16 in. (6.6 cm.) high, ruby stopper;
Dish: 1 5/8 in. (4.2 cm.) diam. (2)
OFFICIAL SCHOOL, QING DYNASTY, 1730-1860
The bottle is carved on the narrow sides each with a mask-and-ring handle, the transparent stone with natural markings unusually varied and expressive leaving open a wide range of interpretations. Together with a moss-agate snuff dish.
Bottle: 2 9/16 in. (6.6 cm.) high, ruby stopper;
Dish: 1 5/8 in. (4.2 cm.) diam. (2)
Provenance
Bottle: Emily Newell
Clara Newell
Clare Chu, Los Angeles, March 2011
Clara Newell
Clare Chu, Los Angeles, March 2011
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Priscilla Kong