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Qianlong
The flattened elongated body supported on a short oval foot ring and surmounted by a flat rim with wide mouth, each flat side carved with a pair of confronted archaistic dragons, their bodies split into two sinuous limbs with bifurcated tails, between a pair of lion-mask ring handles on the shoulders and below a band of downward-facing lappets around the neck, the glass of a vivid strawberry-red colour, stopper. 8.5cm (3 3/8in) high. (2).
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The item within this lot containing ivory has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (Section 10). Ref.2DNQ6TGN
該批次中含有象牙的物品已根據《象牙法案》(章節10)註冊Ref.2DNQ6TGN
清乾隆 寶石紅玻璃螭龍紋鼻烟壺
Provenance: Hugh Moss Ltd., London
Trudy and John Cohen, collection no.B68, acquired from the above circa 1975
倫敦古董商Hugh Moss Ltd.
Trudy及John Cohen伉儷,藏品編號B68,約1975年獲得于上處
The formalised dragon, the gold-derived ruby-red colour, the mask handles on each shoulder, and the stylised plantain leaves encircling the neck all point toward Court manufacture. Although the dragon originated as an ancient motif, it experienced a revival during the Qing dynasty, when the Manchu Court actively sought cultural legitimacy through the reappropriation of archaic forms and imagery. In Imperial works, dragons appear as stylised beasts, typically arranged in confronted pairs to produce balanced and geometric compositions.
Compare with a ruby-red snuff bottle, 1730-1790, illustrated by H.Moss, V.Graham and K.B.Tsang, , vol.5.2, Hong Kong, 2002, no.822, which was later sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 26 May 2013, lot 172.