Lot Essay
The inscription is a poem describing orchid. One seal reads Bugong, the other Shike, possibly the artist's name
For other bottles of similar type see Christie's, New York, June 2, 1994, lot 459; Bob C. Stevens, The Collector's Book of Snuff Bottles, Tokyo and New York, 1976, p. 113, no. 360; and Chinese Snuff Bottles from The Fernhill Park Collection, The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York, 1991, Catalogue, pp. 16-17, nos. 52-53
For other bottles of similar type see Christie's, New York, June 2, 1994, lot 459; Bob C. Stevens, The Collector's Book of Snuff Bottles, Tokyo and New York, 1976, p. 113, no. 360; and Chinese Snuff Bottles from The Fernhill Park Collection, The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York, 1991, Catalogue, pp. 16-17, nos. 52-53