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OFFICIAL SCHOOL, 1780-1860
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**A CARVED AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
OFFICIAL SCHOOL, 1780-1860
The pear-shaped bottle carved in high relief through the russet areas with Shou Lao and his deer, a bat hovering above, the reverse finely incised with bamboo, with a recessed oval foot, the stone of an even, café-au-lait tone, stopper
2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) high
OFFICIAL SCHOOL, 1780-1860
The pear-shaped bottle carved in high relief through the russet areas with Shou Lao and his deer, a bat hovering above, the reverse finely incised with bamboo, with a recessed oval foot, the stone of an even, café-au-lait tone, stopper
2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) high
Provenance
Martha M. Renk Collection, Wisconsin, 1980.
Exhibited
Madison, Wisconsin,Elvehjem Art Museum, Summer 1979.
Special notice
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