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A PALE CELADON JADE 'RAT' SNUFF BOTTLE
18th centuryCarved in the round as a crouching rat, its legs tucked under the body, the tail curled to one side, the mouth of the bottle located where the tip of the rat's nose should be, the translucent stone with some cloudy inclusions. 2in (5.2cm) long
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十八世紀 青白玉雕鼠式鼻煙壺Provenance:Alice B. McReynolds Collection Sotheby's, Los Angeles, Important Chinese Snuff Bottles from the collection of Alice B McReynolds, 31 October 1984, lot 157來源:Alice B. McReynolds 珍藏洛杉磯蘇富比,1984年10月31日,拍品編號157It is possible that this bottle was originally a handling piece that was hollowed and converted to a bottle at a later date.