California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 December 8, 2018  December 8, 2018

 Lot # 5677 
AN AGATE CORN SHAPE SNUFF BOTTLE    清 瑪瑙玉米形鼻煙壺


  • Dimension: Height: 2 1/2 in (6.3 cm) Width: 3/4 in (1.9 cm)
  • Estimate From: $1000
  • Estimate To: $1200

Modelled in the form of a corn wrapped with leaves, completed with a flower-form coral stopper. Qing Dynasty period.


"壺作玉米形,取"多子多孫"之意,瑪瑙質,天然俏色過渡。器小口薄璧,腹塑整齊的玉米粒,粒粒飽滿,玉米葉捲起,惟妙惟肖。整壺造型寫實逼真,頗俱生活情趣,亦甚可愛。"