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Snuff Bottles from the Christopher Sin Collection

An inscribed chalcedony 'Luohan and scholar' snuff bottle, Suzhou, Qing Dynasty, 18th / 19th century | 清十八 / 十九世紀 蘇作瑪瑙雕羅漢松樹圖鼻煙壺

Auction Closed

March 20, 05:40 PM GMT

Estimate

10,000 - 15,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

the inscriptions reads Ru Shan zhong shan wai zhi xian (the mountain abode being a heavenly residence for a luohan) and Gu mu cang qing wan nian song (a praise for the pinetrees which remain evergreen despite being ancient), stopper (3)


Height 1⅞ in., 4.7 cm

Humphrey Hui, An Addicted Dedication: Chinese Snuff bottles Christopher Sin's Collection, vol. I, Hong Kong, 2013, pl. 261.


出版:

許建勳,《An Addicted Dedication: Chinese Snuff bottles Christopher Sin's Collection》,卷一,香港,2013年,圖版261 

The present bottle is a stellar example of the virtuosity of the Suzhou School. Its deft and imaginative design create a naturalistic sense of movement, depicting a luohan reading an inscription, the reverse with a scholar and pine tree, all intricately picked out with skillful manipulation of the darker inclusions to highlight naturalistic details.