An inscribed coral snuff bottle Qing dynasty
The Property of a Canadian collector
An inscribed coral snuff bottle
Qing dynasty
The cylindrical body elegantly carved with eight fluted sides, all inscribed in 'kaishu' with verses of a poem, above a band of lappets at the foot and below a ruyi collar at the shoulder, the base incised with apocryphal Qianlong four-character mark. 5.5cm high.
Sold for HK$ 87,500 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • 清 珊瑚雕銘文鼻煙壺

Category: Asian Art / Chinese Works of Art


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