Lot 384Y 十九世紀上半葉 揚州作白地套褐料耄耋圖鼻烟壺 | A BROWN-OVERLAY GLASS 'CATS AND BUTTERFLY' SNUFF BOTTLE
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| 拍卖公司 | 邦瀚斯 |
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| 拍卖时间 | 2026年05月18日 |
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十九世紀上半葉 揚州作白地套褐料耄耋圖鼻烟壺 | A BROWN-OVERLAY GLASS 'CATS AND BUTTERFLY' SNUFF BOTTLE
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GBP 1,000
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Yangzhou School, first half of the 19th century
The flattened pear-shaped body supported on a short foot ring around a slightly convex base, the olive-brown overlay finely carved in relief on one side with two cats playing with butterflies in a blossoming garden with the inscription maodie tu in seal script, and on the other with a moonlit scene of Li Bai sleeping against a jar, below gnarled trees where birds are perched, two baskets of fruits on each narrow side suggesting handles, a band of overlay forming the foot ring, stopper. 7cm (2 3/4in) high. (2).
Footnotes
The item within this lot containing ivory has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (Section 10). Ref.GBPARPNF
該批次中含有象牙的物品已根據《象牙法案》（章節10）註冊Ref.GBPARPNF
十九世紀上半葉 揚州作白地套褐料耄耋圖鼻烟壺
Provenance: Sotheby's London, 11 October 1974, lot 12
Trudy and John Cohen, collection no.B72
倫敦蘇富比，1974年10月11日，拍品編號12
Trudy及John Cohen伉儷，藏品編號B72
The inscription reads 耄耋圖 (), which refers to the attainment of octogenarian age. This bottle's symbolism is further highlighted by the visual pun produced by the image of cats ( 貓) chasing butterflies ( 蝶), which together evoke the term (耄耋). This design thus conveys an auspicious wish for a long life.
The reverse includes the charming depiction of the drunken poet Li Bai, characteristically sleeping against a jar of wine below the moon, echoing the first verses of his poem 月下獨酌 ('Drinking Alone Under the Moon'): 花間一壺酒，獨酌無相親, 舉杯邀明月，對影成三人 (Amongst the flowers, a single jar of wine; with no close friends here, I drink alone; lifting my cup I invite the moon to drink with me; facing my shadow, we become three).
Compare with snuff bottles attributed to the Yangzhou School, first half of the 19th century, illustrated by H.Moss, V.Graham and K.B.Tsang, , vol.5.3, Hong Kong, 2002, nos.1024-1029, including one with a 'cats and butterflies' motif (no.1026), which was later sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 25 May 2014, lot 1123.
For a related 'cats and butterfly' snuff bottle with inscription, attributed to the 'Yangzhou School', circa 1870-1890, see Bonhams Hong Kong, 24 November 2012, lot 90.
The flattened pear-shaped body supported on a short foot ring around a slightly convex base, the olive-brown overlay finely carved in relief on one side with two cats playing with butterflies in a blossoming garden with the inscription maodie tu in seal script, and on the other with a moonlit scene of Li Bai sleeping against a jar, below gnarled trees where birds are perched, two baskets of fruits on each narrow side suggesting handles, a band of overlay forming the foot ring, stopper. 7cm (2 3/4in) high. (2).
Footnotes
The item within this lot containing ivory has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (Section 10). Ref.GBPARPNF
該批次中含有象牙的物品已根據《象牙法案》（章節10）註冊Ref.GBPARPNF
十九世紀上半葉 揚州作白地套褐料耄耋圖鼻烟壺
Provenance: Sotheby's London, 11 October 1974, lot 12
Trudy and John Cohen, collection no.B72
倫敦蘇富比，1974年10月11日，拍品編號12
Trudy及John Cohen伉儷，藏品編號B72
The inscription reads 耄耋圖 (), which refers to the attainment of octogenarian age. This bottle's symbolism is further highlighted by the visual pun produced by the image of cats ( 貓) chasing butterflies ( 蝶), which together evoke the term (耄耋). This design thus conveys an auspicious wish for a long life.
The reverse includes the charming depiction of the drunken poet Li Bai, characteristically sleeping against a jar of wine below the moon, echoing the first verses of his poem 月下獨酌 ('Drinking Alone Under the Moon'): 花間一壺酒，獨酌無相親, 舉杯邀明月，對影成三人 (Amongst the flowers, a single jar of wine; with no close friends here, I drink alone; lifting my cup I invite the moon to drink with me; facing my shadow, we become three).
Compare with snuff bottles attributed to the Yangzhou School, first half of the 19th century, illustrated by H.Moss, V.Graham and K.B.Tsang, , vol.5.3, Hong Kong, 2002, nos.1024-1029, including one with a 'cats and butterflies' motif (no.1026), which was later sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 25 May 2014, lot 1123.
For a related 'cats and butterfly' snuff bottle with inscription, attributed to the 'Yangzhou School', circa 1870-1890, see Bonhams Hong Kong, 24 November 2012, lot 90.
