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Qing Dynasty, Ca. AD 1644 - 1912. >A porcelain snuff bottle of elegant cylindrical form with gently sloping shoulders and a short, slightly flared neck. The body is delicately painted in underglaze cobalt blue on a soft white ground.The decoration depicts a solitary fisherman standing in a winter landscape, quietly angling from the bank or a small craft amid sparse, impressionistic forms suggesting snow-covered terrain and still water. Above the scene is a poetic inscription reading: ?___________? (A lone boat, an old man in a straw raincoat and hat, fishing alone in the cold river snow), a celebrated line from Liu Zongyuan?s River Snow (__). >Provenance: Private UK Collection. >>Size: 75mm x 30mm; Weight: 35g >This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. >
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CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE SNUFF BOTTLE, DEPICTING FISHERMAN IN THE SNOW
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FINE ASIAN AND TRIBAL ART - PRINCE COLLECTION
Jun 19, 2026 8:00 AM EDTLondon, London, UK
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