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Lot Essay
Les tabatières en placage de bambou sont très rares et proviennent souvent des ateliers impériaux. La très belle ciselure de la pièce présentée ici indique probablement une provenance impériale.
Bamboo veneer bottles are very rare and often attributed to the Imperial workshops. The current example with such outstanding carving may be of Imperial provenance. For bamboo veneer bottles made at the Court, see G. Tsang and H. Moss, Snuff Bottles of the Ch'ing Dynasty, Hong Kong 1978, p.97 and R. Kleiner, Treasures from the Sanctum of Enlightened Respect, Singapore 1999, no.207 and 208
Bamboo veneer bottles are very rare and often attributed to the Imperial workshops. The current example with such outstanding carving may be of Imperial provenance. For bamboo veneer bottles made at the Court, see G. Tsang and H. Moss, Snuff Bottles of the Ch'ing Dynasty, Hong Kong 1978, p.97 and R. Kleiner, Treasures from the Sanctum of Enlightened Respect, Singapore 1999, no.207 and 208