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CHINA - 19th century - Lot 246
CHINA - 19th century Baluster-shaped snuff bottle in agate and rust vein carved in high relief with a horse tied to a pine tree on one side and a cricket emerging from its box on the other. (Cricket slightly ground) H. 5.3 cm Glass stopper. The theme of the attached horse is a reference to the Ma dao chenggong rebus, "May success come swiftly". The horse illustrates the effort to succeed, to reach a higher position. CATALOG REPRODUCTION ERROR
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