AN INSCRIBED RUBY-RED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE, 1750-1850 Published: Robert Kleiner, 'The Tuyet Nguyet Collection of Snuff Bottles and Saucers', Arts of Asia, November-December 1998, pp. 53, no. 21.

China. Of flattened rectangular form with rounded edges, the long sides each with a raised oval panel neatly incised with a poetic inscription, the short sides each with a raised oblong panel.

Expert's note: Many monochrome glass snuff bottles were incised with poems and inscriptions, adding to their attraction for the literati class during the Qing dynasty. This is a good example, the raised panels providing an ideal platform for the incision work, which is of spectacular quality and shows fine gilding as well.

Inscriptions: With a poem by Li Yifu, Tang Dynasty “She (the goddess of the Luo river) takes the moon as her fan and the clouds as her dress. She dances and looks at her image mirrored by the river.”

Provenance: From the private collection of Tuyet Nguyet and Stephen Markbreiter. Tuyet Nguyet was the founder and chief editor of Arts of Asia. She married Stephen Markbreiter, an English architect, in 1959 and moved to Hong Kong to work as a journalist. Arts of Asia's first regular edition appeared in 1971. In the magazine, Nguyet sought to combine authoritative content from major experts with detailed coverage of the Asian art market. Tuyet Nguyet was an early member of The International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society, attending her first convention in 1973, and was later elected as an honorary member.
Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear, few light surface scratches.

Stopper: Glass in imitation of jadeite
Weight: 31.0 g
Dimensions: Height including stopper 64 mm. Diameter neck 15 mm and mouth 8 mm

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie's New York, 19 September 2007, lot 689
Price: USD 21,250 or approx. EUR 25,900 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A Very Rare Ruyi Guan Inscribed Ruby-Red Glass Snuff Bottle
Expert remark: Compare the closely related color and calligraphy. Note the different form.



1750-1850年寶石紅料詩文鼻烟壺
中國。扁平長方形，溜肩，邊緣圓潤，兩面開光雕刻詩文。 出版：Robert Kleiner，〈The Tuyet Nguyet Collection of Snuff Bottles and Saucers〉，《Arts of Asia》，1998年11-12月，第53頁，編號21。

專家注釋：許多單色玻璃鼻烟壺上刻有詩句和款識，這就是清代一個很好的例子。

款識：鏤月成歌扇，裁雲作舞衣。自憐回雪影，孤到（應是“好取“）洛川歸。

來源：Tuyet Nguyet 和 Stephen Markbreiter 的私人收藏。Tuyet Nguyet 是《Arts of Asia》的創始人和主編。1959 年，她與英國建築師Stephen Markbreiter結婚，並移居香港擔任記者。《Arts of Asia》第一期普通版於 1971 年問世。在該雜誌中，Nguyet 致力於將專家的權威內容與亞洲藝術市場的詳細報導相結合。Tuyet Nguyet 是國際中國鼻烟壺協會的早期會員，1973 年參加了協會的第一次大會，後來當選爲名譽會員。
品相：品相優良，小磨損，表面輕微劃痕。

壺蓋：仿翡翠玻璃料
重量：31.0 克
尺寸：高 （含蓋）64 毫米；頸部直徑15 毫米 及瓶口直徑8 毫米

拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：紐約佳士得，2007年9月19日，lot 689
價格：USD 21,250（相當於今日EUR 25,900）
描述：如意館造寶石紅料詩文鼻烟壺
專家評論：比較非常相近的顏色和書法。請注意外型不同。