1780-1850

Details

AN INSCRIBED DUAN STONE SNUFF BOTTLE
1780-1850
Of flattened ovoid form, finely incised on one side in clerical script with a poetic inscription, glass stopper with silver collar
2 7/16 in. (6.1 cm.) high

Provenance

Edward Wise Collection.
Vanessa Holden, December 1999.

Special notice

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Lot Essay

The inscription may be translated:

'The clouds and misty mountains are beautiful as a picture. The moon is reflected in the water, raising one's spirits.'

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