Blue Glass Snuff Bottle with Mother-of-Pearl Inlays

A Chinese blue glass snuff bottle with mother-of-pearl inlays,…
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A Chinese blue glass snuff bottle with Mother-of-pearl inlays, The bottle late Qing Dynasty Inlays probably in mid 20th century in Japan 7.8 cm. Provenance: Purchased at. Y.F. Yang & Company in the late 1980s and early 1990s in Hong Kong See another very similar example with mother-of-pearl on an old moss-agate snuff bottle, formerly in the Edmund F. Dwyer Collection, Los Angeles, and subsequently sold at Christie's London, 12 October 1987, lot 195, illustrated by L.S Perry, Chinese Snuff Bottles. The Adventures & Studies of a Collector, Rutland and Tokyo, 1960 p. 146, fig. 159. This style of embellishment is more commonly seen on glass bottles, see a transparent glass example formerly in the Gerry P. Mack collection, sold at Sotheby's New York, 25 October 1997, lot 3. See also a mother-of-pearl-embellished blue glass snuff bottle in the Bloch collection, illustrated by H. Moss, V. Graham and K. B. Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles. The Mary and George Bloch Collection, vol.7, Hong Kong, 2009, pp. 478-9, no. 1671, and another formerly in the collection of Arthur Loveless illustrated y J. G. Ford, Chinese Snuff Bottles. The Edward Choat O'Dell Collection, Baltimore, 1982, Catalogue no. 138. Y.F. Yang & Company

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  • Qing Dynasty - The Qing Dynasty was the last imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912. It was established by the Manchu people, who originated from the northeastern region of China. The Qing Dynasty was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China.
  • Mother-Of-Pearl - Mother-of-pearl, technical name "nacre", is the inner layer of a sea shell. The iridescent colours and strength of this material were widely used in the nineteenth century as an inlay in jewellery, furniture, (especially papier mache furniture) and musical instruments.

    In the early 1900s it was used to make pearl buttons. Mother-of-pearl is a soft material that is easily cut or engraved.

    Nowadays it is a by-product of the oyster, freshwater pearl mussel and abalone industries.
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  • Ming Dynasty - The Ming Dynasty was a ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644. It succeeded the Yuan Dynasty and preceded the Qing Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty was established by Zhu Yuanzhang, a former Buddhist monk who became a rebel leader and eventually overthrew the Mongol Yuan Dynasty. During the Ming Dynasty, China experienced a period of relative stability and prosperity. The government was centralized and bureaucratic, with the emperor at the top of the hierarchy. The Ming Dynasty is known for its cultural achievements, including the development of porcelain, the invention of movable type printing, and the construction of the Great Wall of China.

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