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1760-1880
Details
TWO AGATE SNUFF BOTTLES
1760-1880
The smaller bottle, Zhiting School, Suzhou, 1800-1880, is carved through a dark russet 'skin' with a sage seated below a pine tree. The reverse is carved in relief with a poetic inscription. The second bottle, Official School, 1760-1850, is carved with Lui Hai dangling a string of cash atop his three-legged toad in the amber-colored 'skin,' with clouds carved on the sides in white patches of stone, and bats on the reverse.
2 ¾ and 2 ½ in. (4.5 and 6.4 cm.) high, hardstone stoppers
1760-1880
The smaller bottle, Zhiting School, Suzhou, 1800-1880, is carved through a dark russet 'skin' with a sage seated below a pine tree. The reverse is carved in relief with a poetic inscription. The second bottle, Official School, 1760-1850, is carved with Lui Hai dangling a string of cash atop his three-legged toad in the amber-colored 'skin,' with clouds carved on the sides in white patches of stone, and bats on the reverse.
2 ¾ and 2 ½ in. (4.5 and 6.4 cm.) high, hardstone stoppers
Provenance
The smaller bottle:
Asian Art Studio, Los Angeles, 2008.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 4869.
The larger bottle:
Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd., Hong Kong, 2009.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 5008.
Asian Art Studio, Los Angeles, 2008.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 4869.
The larger bottle:
Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd., Hong Kong, 2009.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 5008.
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Margaret Gristina
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