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A CARVED CAMEO CHALCEDONY 'PICKING LINGZHI' SNUFF BOTTLE, 1750-1850 Light bluish-grey dendritic
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A CARVED CAMEO CHALCEDONY 'PICKING LINGZHI' SNUFF BOTTLE, 1750-1850 Light bluish-grey dendritic chalcedony with honey colored cameo used to highlight the essentials of the depiction. China, 1750-1850Official School. Moonlight scene with a scholar in full robe carrying a basket of lingzhi on his back, approaching another scholar resting on a rock, from which another lingzhi arises. The back with a cottage in a rocky pine tree landscape.Shape: Globular bulbous formHollowing: ExcellentMouth, neck and lip: Small mouth, broad cylindric neck with convex topBase: Oval convexStopper: Red banded agate with dark stained ivory spoonHeight of the bottle with stopper: 6.7 cmWidth of the mouth: 6 mmWidth of the neck: 24 mmCondition: ExcellentProvenance: German private collectionLiterature comparison: Snuff Bottles of China, Hugh M. Moss, Bibelot 1971, lots 65-67 (for various bottles from the same school). CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES. Bonham’s, September 12th 2016, New York, lot 9097. (for a bottle from the same school, with a similar yet inverse color pattern) CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES FROM THE COLLECTION OF BARBARA AND MARVIN DICKER. Bonham’s, March 16th 2015, New York, lot 1018. (for a bottle from the same school, with a different scholar theme).Expertise: Alexander Zacke纏絲瑪瑙巧彫採芝鼻煙壺, 1750-1850年淡灰藍色纏絲瑪瑙帶蜜色部分強調圖案, 中國, 1750–1850年正統派. 夜景, 詩人揹靈芝滿藍, 靠近另外一個詩人坐在石台上, 旁邊發靈芝. 壺背部雕成草房在松石山水中.形狀：球形掏膛：完整瓶口，頸，唇： 小口, 帶凸出頭寬圓柱形頸底足：橢圓凸出形蓋: 紅瑪瑙與濃色象牙勺高（帶蓋）：6.7厘米口徑：0.6厘米頸部直徑：2.4厘米狀態敘述：完善來源：德國私人舊藏
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A CARVED CAMEO CHALCEDONY 'PICKING LINGZHI' SNUFF BOTTLE, 1750-1850 Light bluish-grey dendritic chalcedony with honey colored cameo used to highlight the essentials of the depiction. China, 1750-1850Official School. Moonlight scene with a scholar in full robe carrying a basket of lingzhi on his back, approaching another scholar resting on a rock, from which another lingzhi arises. The back with a cottage in a rocky pine tree landscape.Shape: Globular bulbous formHollowing: ExcellentMouth, neck and lip: Small mouth, broad cylindric neck with convex topBase: Oval convexStopper: Red banded agate with dark stained ivory spoonHeight of the bottle with stopper: 6.7 cmWidth of the mouth: 6 mmWidth of the neck: 24 mmCondition: ExcellentProvenance: German private collectionLiterature comparison: Snuff Bottles of China, Hugh M. Moss, Bibelot 1971, lots 65-67 (for various bottles from the same school). CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES. Bonham’s, September 12th 2016, New York, lot 9097. (for a bottle from the same school, with a similar yet inverse color pattern) CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES FROM THE COLLECTION OF BARBARA AND MARVIN DICKER. Bonham’s, March 16th 2015, New York, lot 1018. (for a bottle from the same school, with a different scholar theme).Expertise: Alexander Zacke纏絲瑪瑙巧彫採芝鼻煙壺, 1750-1850年淡灰藍色纏絲瑪瑙帶蜜色部分強調圖案, 中國, 1750–1850年正統派. 夜景, 詩人揹靈芝滿藍, 靠近另外一個詩人坐在石台上, 旁邊發靈芝. 壺背部雕成草房在松石山水中.形狀：球形掏膛：完整瓶口，頸，唇： 小口, 帶凸出頭寬圓柱形頸底足：橢圓凸出形蓋: 紅瑪瑙與濃色象牙勺高（帶蓋）：6.7厘米口徑：0.6厘米頸部直徑：2.4厘米狀態敘述：完善來源：德國私人舊藏
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