AN UNUSUAL INSCRIBED GREEN AND OCHRE SOAPSTONE GOURD-FORM SNUFF BOTTLE 1830-1900, four-character seal Zhu Yuan Yu Run, poem signed Lin Ji 3in (7.7cm) high, stopper Footnotes: 罕見刻銘綠皮赭色壽山石瓜形鼻煙壺一件 1830-1900年「珠圓玉潤」四字篆書款 詩文署名林佶 The seventeen-character poem about Shoushan (mountain) and the properties of stone is followed by the poet's name Lin Ji. The four-character relief seal to the other side reads: Zhu Yuan Yu Run (as round as pearls and as lustrous as jade) This can be an allusion to the qualities of a plump lady, in particular referencing the shape of this gourd bottle. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing