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A TRANSPARENT BLUE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE by Anonymous

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Last recorded sale at Christie's, Hong Kong (30 Nov 2020)
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Past Sales
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ImageSale dateAuction houseLocationSale nameLot No.EstimatePrice SoldConditionTitle
Nov 30, 2020
Christie'sHong KongImportant Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art3098
$****** - ******
A TRANSPARENT BLUE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE
Artwork Description
Category

other

Provenance

Hugh Moss Collection

The J & J Collection; sold at Christie's New York, 30 March 2005, lot 49

Exhibited

Christie's New York, 1993

Empress Place Museum, Singapore, 1994

Museum fur Kunsthandwerk, Snuff Bottles from China. The J & J Collection, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 1996-1997

The Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, The Art of the Chinese Snuff Bottle: The J & J Collection, London, 1997

Naples Museum of Art, Florida, 2002

Portland Museum of Art, Oregon, 2002

National Museum of History, The Miniature World: An exhibition of snuff bottles from the J & J Collection, Taipei, 2002

Poly Art Museum, The Art of Chinese Snuff Bottle: Selected Snuff Bottle Collection of James Li, Beijing, 2003, p. 100, fig. a

Literature

Moss, Graham, Tsang, The Art of the Chinese Snuff Bottle. The J & J Collection, New York/Tokyo, 1993, vol. II, no. 352

Description

The bottle is finely carved to simulate the weave of a wicker basket, with the foot decorated with rope pattern, the transparent material of a bright blue tone.