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1770-1830
Details
A CARVED SMOKY QUARTZ SNUFF BOTTLE
1770-1830
Of rounded rectangular form, the bottle is carved in high relief on one side with a scene of a monkey seated on a rocky ledge gazing at the reflection of the moon in the waves below. The reverse is carved in low relief with a figure crossing a bridge beneath a blossoming prunus tree.
2 5⁄8 in. (6.6 cm.) high, pink tourmaline stopper
1770-1830
Of rounded rectangular form, the bottle is carved in high relief on one side with a scene of a monkey seated on a rocky ledge gazing at the reflection of the moon in the waves below. The reverse is carved in low relief with a figure crossing a bridge beneath a blossoming prunus tree.
2 5⁄8 in. (6.6 cm.) high, pink tourmaline stopper
Provenance
Hugh Moss, Hong Kong, 1993.
Rachelle R. Holden Collection, New York.
Rachelle R. Holden Collection, New York.
Brought to you by
Margaret Gristina (葛曼琪)
Senior Specialist, VP