A CHALCEDONY AGATE 'HARE' SNUFF BOTTLE 19th century The flattened body of rounded rectangular form supported on a short foot and below a cylindrical neck with flat mouth rim, the pale grey stone marked with a dark splash-like inclusion, possibly alluding to a white hare hiding in a bush, stopper. 6.2cm (2 1/2in) high. (2). Footnotes: 十九世紀 瑪瑙天然兔紋鼻煙壺 Provenance: Robert Hall Ltd., London Trudy and John Cohen, collection no.B52, acquired from the above circa 2000 Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Robert Hall Ltd., Chinese Whispers: Chinese Snuff Bottles IX, London, 1999, no.63 來源： Robert Hall Ltd.，倫敦 Trudy及John Cohen伉儷，藏品編號B52，約2000年從上處獲得 展覽著錄：Robert Hall Ltd.,《Chinese Whispers: Chinese Snuff Bottles IX》，倫敦，1999年，編號63 The present bottle features an optical illusion of a hare, the body partially concealed within the foliage. Associated with Chang'e, the Goddess of the Moon, it symbolises both immortality and the moon. It is also the fourth animal of the Zodiac. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing