A CINNABAR-RED OVERLAY CARAMEL-COLORED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
A CINNABAR-RED OVERLAY CARAMEL-COLORED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE

YANGZHOU SCHOOL, 1820-1880

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A CINNABAR-RED OVERLAY CARAMEL-COLORED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
YANGZHOU SCHOOL, 1820-1880
The bottle is carved in high relief through the opaque overlay to the opaque caramel ground with a dragon amidst trailing clouds above a large carp emerging from turbulent waves.
2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) high, glass stopper
Provenance
Robert Kleiner, London, 2003.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 3769.

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