Lot Essay
The seal, song (pine), is possibly an art name
For a similarly decorated bottle see Hugh M. Moss, Snuff Bottles of China, p. 75, no. 251, and for another see Sotheby's, Important Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Collection of Eric Young, Part IV, Hong Kong, October 28, 1993, lot 1056
For a recent paper on this type of bottle given at the International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society convention in Vancouver by Clare Lawrence see International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society Journal, Summer, 1993, "An Analysis of the Seal School Group of Snuff Bottles"
For a similarly decorated bottle see Hugh M. Moss, Snuff Bottles of China, p. 75, no. 251, and for another see Sotheby's, Important Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Collection of Eric Young, Part IV, Hong Kong, October 28, 1993, lot 1056
For a recent paper on this type of bottle given at the International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society convention in Vancouver by Clare Lawrence see International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society Journal, Summer, 1993, "An Analysis of the Seal School Group of Snuff Bottles"