Lot Essay
The combination of a monkey and horse forms the rebus Mashang fenghou ('May you immediately be conferred the rank of Marquis').
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OFFICIAL SCHOOL, 1760-1850
Details
A LARGE SILHOUETTE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
OFFICIAL SCHOOL, 1760-1850
The rounded, rectangular bottle is carved in relief through the brown markings of the beige-toned, semi-translucent stone with a scene of a monkey climbing a pine tree beside a horse standing below a four-character inscription.
2 ¾ in. (7 cm.) high, glass stopper
OFFICIAL SCHOOL, 1760-1850
The rounded, rectangular bottle is carved in relief through the brown markings of the beige-toned, semi-translucent stone with a scene of a monkey climbing a pine tree beside a horse standing below a four-character inscription.
2 ¾ in. (7 cm.) high, glass stopper
Provenance
Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd., Hong Kong, 2006.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 4361.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 4361.
Exhibited
Boston, International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society Convention, The Barron Collection, September 2008.