AN AGATE 'POET AND FISHERMAN' SNUFF BOTTLE1800-1860
Of flattened rounded rectangular form, surmounted by a tubular neck with a flat lip and supported on an oval foot ring, the brown inclusion on one side carved to depict the poet Li Bai leaning against a wine jar with a cup of wine in hand, the inclusion on the other side carved to suggest a fisherman with details carved in low relief to complete the scene.
2 1/4in (5.6cm) high注脚Provenance:
Sotheby's, New York, Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles, 6 April 1990 lot 96