Lot Essay
The combination of a vase (ping) and an elephant (xiang) provides a homonym for the rebus taiping youxiang ('May there be a peaceful reign').
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1750-1850
Details
A CARVED AMBER SNUFF BOTTLE
1750-1850
The transparent walls of the honey-colored bottle are carved with two Buddhist lions on one side, and a recumbent elephant supporting a vase containing lotus blossoms on its back on the reverse.
2 ¼ in. (5.7 cm.) high, glass stopper
1750-1850
The transparent walls of the honey-colored bottle are carved with two Buddhist lions on one side, and a recumbent elephant supporting a vase containing lotus blossoms on its back on the reverse.
2 ¼ in. (5.7 cm.) high, glass stopper
Provenance
The Reif Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles; Christie's New York, 18 October 1993, lot 86.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 1486.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 1486.
Special Notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
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