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- Dimension: Height: 1 3/4 in (4.4 cm) Width: 1 3/8 in (3.5 cm)
- Estimate From: $800
- Estimate To: $1200
The multi-faceted bottle carved out of a tortoiseshell, each facet inscribed in gilt with inscription and poems, the base inscribed with four character ' Guang Xu' mark. Qing Dynasty period.
玳瑁即南海海龜甲,明代《格物要論》以黃如蜜、黑如漆者為正品,因產量稀少,故被視為珍寶。鼻煙壺造型獨特,取玳瑁之料而制,打磨光潔,表面光滑,有黑褐色和淡黃色相間的花紋,器身刻“泓清中流”;“弘基”,“典恆”,“揚五恆文怡趾迓天滋基之始”;“日明”,“和正”,“昇月人和物通吉享交泰大光”;“署理廣西提學使司提學使統轄全省學務”“臣李翰芬恭進”。李翰芬,字顯宗,號守一,小欖人。清光緒二十一年乙未科一百零一名進士,殿試二甲五十一名。授翰院編修。賞賜花翎二品銜,廣西提學使。著有《梅園叢稿》、《陔蘭乞言集》等。“光緒御製”款識。
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