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A CARVED AMBER SNUFF BOTTLE QING DYNASTY, MID-18TH / MID-19TH CENTURY
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description
- amber
well-hollowed of flattened ovoid form, one side carved with Su Wu tending three goats, the other with Meng Haoran on a donkey with his attendant, in search of the perfect plum blossom, the material a rich dark honey color with some darker striations
Catalogue Note
A bottle with similar decoration from the Hildegard Schonfeld Collection was sold at Christie's New York, 21st March 2013, lot 1101.