拍品專文
Wei Wan poems can be read left to right and right to left and, in this case, the poem can start at any of the eight lobes. The poem describes the bottle, the material and its qualities
For a discussion of this group and their attribution to the Imperial Palace Workshops, Beijing, see Hugh Moss, Victor Graham and Ka Bo Tsang, The Art of the Chinese Snuff Bottle, The J & J Collection, vol. I, New York, 1993, pp. 260-262, no. 164
For a very similar bottle with yuzhi mark, see Sotheby's, New York, June 1, 1994, lot 727
For other similar bottles see Christie's Swire, Hong Kong, Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles, November 1, 1994, lot 1312; Sotheby's, Hong Kong, October 28, 1992, lot 407; Sotheby's, New York, Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Collection of Pamela Hallet, December 2, 1985, lot 77; and Bob C. Stevens, The Collector's Book of Snuff Bottles, New York, 1980, pp. 140-141, no. 530 and sold subsequently Sotheby's, Honolulu, November 7, 1981, lot 97
For a discussion of this group and their attribution to the Imperial Palace Workshops, Beijing, see Hugh Moss, Victor Graham and Ka Bo Tsang, The Art of the Chinese Snuff Bottle, The J & J Collection, vol. I, New York, 1993, pp. 260-262, no. 164
For a very similar bottle with yuzhi mark, see Sotheby's, New York, June 1, 1994, lot 727
For other similar bottles see Christie's Swire, Hong Kong, Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles, November 1, 1994, lot 1312; Sotheby's, Hong Kong, October 28, 1992, lot 407; Sotheby's, New York, Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Collection of Pamela Hallet, December 2, 1985, lot 77; and Bob C. Stevens, The Collector's Book of Snuff Bottles, New York, 1980, pp. 140-141, no. 530 and sold subsequently Sotheby's, Honolulu, November 7, 1981, lot 97