Snuff Bottle finely carved by Rustic Crystal Master on one main and two narrow sides with a golden carp leaping from the turbulent waves towards the moon in the sky above.
Period
1730 - 1880
Size
Height cm. 6.0
Mouth cm. 0.5
Lip cm. 1.7
Stopper
Jadeite with gilt collar
Provenance
Pat Miller Collection, Hawaii
Robert Kleiner
Exhibited
41st Convention I.C.S.B.S., Dublin, October 2009
Palazzina delle Arti: Museo del Sigillo (Seal Museum), La Spezia - Italy, November 2010 - January 2011
Published
Atomo Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles, Foti, no. 36, p. 41
Comparison
"A treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles, The Mary and George Bloch Collection", Vol. 2, Quartz, no. 256
Journal ICSBS - Winter 1990 - Vol XXII num. 4 - Front page from Dagan Collection