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IMPERIAL GLASSWORKS, BEIJING, 1730-1770
Details
A PURPLISH-BLUE CARVED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
IMPERIAL GLASSWORKS, BEIJING, 1730-1770
The semi-translucent glass is carved on each side with four intertwined kui dragons forming the character long ('dragon'), all between mask and ring handles on the narrow sides.
2 ¼ in. (5.7 cm.) high
IMPERIAL GLASSWORKS, BEIJING, 1730-1770
The semi-translucent glass is carved on each side with four intertwined kui dragons forming the character long ('dragon'), all between mask and ring handles on the narrow sides.
2 ¼ in. (5.7 cm.) high
Provenance
Gerd Lester, 1986.
Snuff Bottles from the Mary and George Bloch Collection: Part IV; Bonhams Hong Kong, 28 November 2011, lot 66.
Property from a Princely Collection.
Snuff Bottles from the Mary and George Bloch Collection: Part IV; Bonhams Hong Kong, 28 November 2011, lot 66.
Property from a Princely Collection.
Literature
Robert Kleiner, Boda Yang, and Clarence F. Shangraw, Chinese Snuff Bottles: A Miniature Art from the Collection of George and Mary Bloch, Hong Kong, 1994, no. 75.
Hugh Moss, Victor Graham and Ka Bo Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles: The Mary and George Bloch Collection, vol. 5, Hong Kong, 1995, no. 826.
Hugh Moss, Victor Graham and Ka Bo Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles: The Mary and George Bloch Collection, vol. 5, Hong Kong, 1995, no. 826.
Exhibited
Hong Kong, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Chinese Snuff Bottles – A Miniature Art from the Collection of Mary and George Bloch, March- June 1994
Singapore, National Museum of Singapore, Chinese Snuff Bottles: A Miniature Art From The Collection Of Mary and George Bloch, November 1994 - February 1995.
Singapore, National Museum of Singapore, Chinese Snuff Bottles: A Miniature Art From The Collection Of Mary and George Bloch, November 1994 - February 1995.
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