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The Lotus Pond: Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles
- HK$1,560.00
- Product Code: BCA00245
Tags: Lotus Pond Collection, Chinese Snuff Bottles, Clare Chu
The
owner of The Lotus Pond Collection
first ran into Chinese snuff bottles in an antique store in San Francisco in
1993 and was fascinated by them ever since.
This
collection covers mostly imperial porcelain and enamel on metal snuff bottles
from the Qianlong period, mid-Qing imperial glass and jade snuff bottles, and
some organic snuff bottles from mid-Qing. Others include bottles from Jingdezhen,
Yangzhou and Suzhou Schools, Beijing glasses, inside painted and enamel on
glass snuff bottles. There are also samples of Official School agate snug
bottles.
The
whole collection covers five-hundred plus snuffs bottles and was named The Lotus Pond Collection as it is the
name of the owner’s hometown.
It is
not only the quality and beauty of the bottles that will hold appeal for
collectors but also the scholarly expertise which is apparent throughout the
collection. This reflects the interest that the owner of the collection has in
the cultural significance of his collection.
The author of this book, Clare Chu, is a world renowned scholar of the snuff bottle world. Clare has been active in the field of snuff bottles for almost forty years. She is the editor of the ICSBS Journal, board secretary and a director of the International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society.
Authors: Clare Chu
9 x 12”, 280 pp., 607 colour plates, illustrated in colour, hard cover with dust jacket, cloth bound slipcase
Design and Production: CA Book Publishing