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Lot Essay
This example belongs to a group of rare animal form bottles, mostly in white jade, discussed in H. Moss, V. Graham, K.B. Tsang, The Art of the Chinese Snuff Bottle: The J & J Collection, New York, 1993, nos. 1-5, and in H. Moss, V. Graham, K.B. Tseng, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles: The Mary and George Bloch Collection, Hong Kong, 1995, vol. 1, Jade, nos. 42-46, 48, and 51.