A DUANSTONE SNUFF BOTTLE AND A YIXING STONEWARE SNUFF BOTTLE The yixing snuff bottle signed Shao Shan, Qing Dynasty The inkstone bottle of compressed pear-shaped form incised on one side with two dragons among clouds, the reserve with a circular stylised fu character composed of three kui dragons, the shoulders mounted with dragon-head loop handles; the yixing stoneware bottle of circular form with an arched foot, one side carved with a lotus bloom, the reverse with a poetic inscription, qing quan shi shang liu, Shao Shan (The clear spring flows over the stone, Shao Shan), stoppers. The larger: 7cm (2 3/4in) high with stopper. (4). Footnotes: 清 端石鼻烟壺及宜興段泥鼻烟壺 款識:清泉石上流。少山 Provenance: Robert Hall, London A private collection, Edinburgh, acquired from the above in 2007 (the yixing bottle) Published and Illustrated: The Heriot Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles, Volume II, Edinburgh, 2020, p.65, fig.51 (the yixing bottle) Shao Shan is an alias of Shi Dabin, a yixing potter active in the late Ming period. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y Y Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the UK, see clause 13. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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