1750-1820

Details

A RED-OVERLAY 'SNOWSTORM' GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
1750-1820
Both sides of the bottle are carved with an oval panel, one with a bat flying toward a fruiting peach tree, the other with a bat flying above a pagoda emerging from crashing waves.
3 3⁄8 in. (8.6 cm.) high, agate and green jade stopper

Provenance

Gerd Lester Collection, New York, 1981.
Rachelle R. Holden Collection, New York.

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Lot Essay

Terese Tse Bartholomew in Hidden Meanings in Chinese Art, Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, 2006, p. 221, notes that bats (fu) above waves with peaches growing from a cliff can be interpreted as "May you be blessed by the mountain of longevity and sea of blessings (shoushan fuhai)."

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