Lot Essay
For other coral bottles see Hugh M. Moss, Snuff Bottles of China, p. 165
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A CORAL BOTTLE
1800-1900
Of rounded rectangular shape and carved in deep relief on one side with an elegant lady seated on a barrel seat reading a book with a bat flying nearby, the reverse carved with the Hehe erxian, playfully beckoning birds which fly above, one of the twins holding a lotus spray, the other crouching on rockwork, the color of even tone, usual flaws to coral, holes, stopper
1800-1900
Of rounded rectangular shape and carved in deep relief on one side with an elegant lady seated on a barrel seat reading a book with a bat flying nearby, the reverse carved with the Hehe erxian, playfully beckoning birds which fly above, one of the twins holding a lotus spray, the other crouching on rockwork, the color of even tone, usual flaws to coral, holes, stopper