YANGZHOU SCHOOL, 1780-1850

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**A VERY RARE SIX-COLOR OVERLAY PINK GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
YANGZHOU SCHOOL, 1780-1850
The flattened, rounded bottle finely carved in deep relief on one side with two ducks in a lotus pond, a dragonfly in flight above, the reverse with two figures in a boat, one figure crouching at the bow, the other figure manning the oar, a fish basket set between them, the neck and shoulders wreathed by billowing cloud, stopper
2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) high

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Lot Essay

Compare the cinnabar-red-overlay pale brown glass bottle attributed to the Yangzhou School and carved with similar billowing clouds around the shoulders illustrated by R. Kleiner, Chinese Snuff Bottles in the Collection of Mary and George Bloch, London, 1995, p. 275, no. 182. See, also, the Yangzhou seven-color-overlay glass bottle from the Rachelle R. Holden Collection sold in these rooms, 21 March 2000, lot 114.

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