INDEX OF PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF BOTTLES
INCLUDING MATERIALS, MOTIFS, MARKS, ETC.
B
BASE MARKS.
Blue and white porcelain, 31–2:18
Guangxu, 36–2:27
Guyue Xuan, 35–2:35; 38–1:16, 28–30; 39–3:37, 41
Jiang xiaofeng, 36–3:38
Jiaqing, 35–2:15–16
Kangxi, 32–2:5, 6, 7, 8; 37–3:7; 39–3:40
Porcelain snuff bottles, 31–3:24–25
Qianlong, 31–3:8; 32–1:40; 34–2:30; 35–2:7–19; 36–2:13; 37–3:7
Representational marks, 31–3:24–25
Scholar snuff bottles, 32–1:5
Yangzhou, 38–1:31–32
Yongzheng, 32–1:16; 32–2:10, 11, 12; 37–3:7
See also HALLMARKS; REIGN MARKS; SEAL MARKS
BUBBLES OF ENTRAPPED AIR OR WATER, 31–3:10–11
C
CYLINDRICAL BOTTLES, blue and white porcelain, 31–2:14
D
DOUBLE BOTTLES
Chalcedony, 34–1:18
Hero vase, 35–1:8
Porcelain, 30–1:11; 30–3:12
Qianlong imperial poems, 38–2:11
Sedan-chair vase form, 35–2:13–14
Twin-fish motif, 30–1:27
H
HALLMARKS
associated artists, 31–3:11
Daoguang, 31–3:14
Hall of Constancy (xingyouheng tang), 30–1:30; 34–1:35; 35–1:19
Jiaqing, 31–3:14
Qianlong, 31–3:14–15
Xingyouheng Tang, 39–1:21–22
Yijin (Yizhin) Zhai, 36–2:7; 37–1:34
Ziaquan, 32–3:33
HEXAGONAL BOTTLES, 30–3:13
I
INSIDE-PAINTED BOTTLES
Animal motifs, 35–2:21
Aquatic scene, 39–3:9
Auctions
Hong Kong 1997, 30–1:30–31
Hong Kong 1998, 30–3:32
Hong Kong 2000, 32–3:31–33, 34–36
Hong Kong 2004, 36–2:38, 39, 40
London 1999, 33–1:34
London 2001, 33–2:37; 33–3:34
London 2002, 34–2:31
London 2003, 35–2:37
London 2004, 36–2:33
London 2005, 37–3:43
London 2006, 38–2:45–46
London 2007, 39–3:34, 35
New York 1998, 30–3:25, 27; 30–4:32, 35
New York 1999, 31–2:34–35
New York 2000, 32–1:36, 39; 32–3:29
New York 2001, 33–1:33; 33–3:30
New York 2002, 34–1:33–34
New York 2003, 35–1:25, 30
New York 2004, 36–1:38–39, 40
New York 2005, 37–1:30, 31–32, 35–36
New York 2007, 39–3:38
Robert C. Eldred Co. 2007, 39–2:47–48
Autumn landscape, 39–3:12
Bamboo, 39–3:14
Calligraphy, 34–3:10–13, 17
Carp, 39–3:14
Chinese painting in general and, 31–2:31–32; 36–2:8–9
Cockfighting motif, 37–2:15
Cover bottles, 34–3:3; 35–3:3, 33
Crane beneath pines, 38–1:40–42
Crane collection, 39–3:19–20
Cranes flying, 39–3:12
Cultural Revolution era, 38–2:44
Dog images, 38–2:20, 21–26
Dragon motif, 32–2:21
Eight Brokens, 39–3:11, 12
European subjects, 35–1:7; 37–2:10-11
Figure in sampan watching geese, 34–1:4
Fish among weeds, 34–1:14
Herdboy motif, 30–1:16-17, 20, 22
Horse, 34–2:7; 39–3:13 and willow, 34–2:6
Japanese lady, 35–1:7-8
Landscape, 38–1:14
Large bottles, 35–1:21-22
Lotus motif, 35–1:30; 39–3:14
Minnows swimming, 39–3:12
Modern and contemporary, 33–1:36-39; 34–2:35-37; 39–3:8-17
Monkey motif, 36–3:5, 6, 7
Montage composition, 35–3:12
Pomegranates, 39–3:17
Portrait bottles, 30–2:27; 30–4:32; 39–3:42-43
auction, 39–2:47-48
cover bottles, 33–3:3; 34–3:3; 35–3:3,
Empress Dowager Cixi, 39–3:11
European subjects, 37–2:10-11
Hao Shouchen, 36–2:39; 37–1:30
Hong Kong 2000 auction, 32–3:32-33, 34-36
Huangxing, 33–3:3
Liu Guanxiong, 33–3:3
Li Yanting, 37–1:30
President Wilson, 37–2:11
Prince Su, 33–3:3
Qiao sisters, 35–1:25
Quingquan, 33–3:3
record auction price, 36–2:40
Tan Xanpei as Huang Zhong, 30–4:32; 32–1:36; 32–3:32; 34–2:31
Wang Xisan (self-portrait), 39–3:17
Ye Zhongsan, 39–3:40
Yian, 33–3:3
Yin Chang, 35–1:30
Yuan Shi Kai, 33–3:3
Qing dynasty, 34–1:15–16, 17; 38–3:38–39
Rabbit motif, 31–3:20, 21, 22
Record auction prices, 32–3:35–36; 36–2:39, 40
Rock crystal, 33–1:34
Scholar motif, 34–2:18
Spring night feast, 39–3:10
Style of Xinluo Shanjen, 31–2:5
Tiger motif, 30–4:7, 8
Winter landscape, 39–3:10, 16
M
MATERIALS
Agate snuff bottles, 39–3:28, 29
auctions
Beijing 2005, 37–3:47
Eldred 2007, 39–2:48
Hong Kong 1998, 30–3:29, 32
Hong Kong 2000, 32–3:35
London 1999, 33–1:34–35
London 2001, 33–2:37; 33–3:33–34
London 2002, 34–2:30
London 2003, 35–2:36
London 2004, 36–3:36–37
New York 1998, 30–3:26; 30–4:33–34
New York 1999, 31–2:33, 35
New York 2000, 32–1:37, 40; 32–3:29
New York 2001, 33–1:33; 33–3:31, 32
New York 2002, 34–1:34
New York 2003, 35–1:25, 28, 30
New York 2004, 36–1:36, 39
New York 2005, 37–1:31, 37–38
New York 2007, 39–1:38, 39
boatman and bowman motif, 35–2:40
calligraphy, 34–3:14–15
carved deer form, 39–1:38
circular bottle, 38–2:38
cover bottles, 37–3:3
embellished by Tsuda family, 31–2:3
European subjects and styles, 37–2:8
farming and rural life, 30–1:15
figures in boat, 34–3:40
glass imitations, 30–2:16, 17, 18
grasshopper and lotus, 33–2:35
horse motif, 30–3:24; 33–2:36; 34–2:7, 8
inclusions depicting bird on rock, 35–2:34
inkplay, 33–1:34, 35
monkey motif, 36–3:7, 11
monkey-shaped, 36–3:6
new bottles, 31–2:26–28, 30
ox under the moon, 30–1:24
Red Cliff theme, 36–3:22
scholar art, 32–1:15–16
Suzhou, 30–1:29; 30–3:26; 31–2:27, 28; 32–1:37; 33–1:35; 33–2:37; 33–3:32; 35–2:36; 36–3:36–37; 37–1:31, 38; 37–3:3, 42
tiger motif, 30–4:5
Amber material, 32–1:11–12
Amber snuff bottles
auctions
Hong Kong 2004, 36–2:39, 40
London 1999, 33–1:36
London 2004, 36–2:33
New York 1998, 30–3:25, 26; 30–4:33
New York 1999, 31–2:36
New York 2000, 32–1:40
New York 2001, 33–1:34; 33–3:31
New York 2002, 34–1:34
New York 2003, 35–1:28
New York 2005, 37–1:31, 35
bee, butterfly, cat, tiger, 30–4:11
cat-and-mouse motif, 35–1:5
dog motif, 38–2:15
glass imitations, 30–2:10; 35–3:3, 19, 21
lion motif, 33–3:6
mask-and-ring handles, 34–1:18
new bottles, 31–2:28
phoenix motif, 33–2:3
rabbit shape, 31–3:21
squirrel motif, 33–1:10
with calligraphy, 34–3:7
Amethyst snuff bottles
auctions
Hong Kong 2000, 32–3:35
New York 2002, 34–1:34
cover bottles, 39–3:3
with entrapped air bubble, 31–3:10–11
glass imitations, 30–2:17, 18
pebble, 31–3:10
story of Su Wu Mu Yang, 33–2:3
Antlers, 33–2:25–26
Aquamarine snuff bottles
auctions
Hong Kong 2000, 32–3:32
London 1999, 33–1:35
New York 1998, 30–4:33, 35
glass imitations, 30–2:16, 17; 35–3:20
Aragonite snuff bottles
European subjects and styles, 37–2:8
glass imitation, 35–3:3, 20
mask-and-ring handles, 34–1:20
Aventurine, material, 30–2:9
Aventurine snuff bottles, 36–1:17–18, 21, 25
auctions
Hong Kong 1998, 30–3:28
New York 2004, 36–1:35–36
Bamboo material, 32–1:11
auction, 39–1:39
Bamboo snuff bottles
auctions
Beijing 2005, 37–3:47
New York 2001, 33–1:35
New York 2002, 34–1:34
carved wave design, 35–2:39
herdboy motif, 30–1:20
kui dragon motif, 33–3:14
new bottles, 31–2:29, 36
Bone, material, 33–2:24–25
Bone snuff bottles
inlay (cover bottle), 30–1:3
See also MATERIALS, Ivory and horn snuff bottles
Brass snuff bottles, 30–1:28
Bronze, material, porcelain imitation of, 30–3:16
Bronze snuff bottles, 34–3:40; 37–3:11
auctions
Beijing 2005, 37–3:47
New York 1999, 31–2:36
New York 2005, 37–1:38
black and white jade, 35–1:30
double gourd, 34–3:39
Shunzhi, 39–1:16
Calcite, glass imitation of, 35–3:3
Carnelian snuff bottles, 32–1:16
auction, London 1999, 33–1:35
basket form, 31–3:19
fish shape, 34–2:28
hero vase, 35–1:8
Celadon, modern Yixing, 34–2:25–26
Chalcedony snuff bottles, 34–1:19; 36–2:7
auctions
Hong Kong 1997, 30–1:28–29
Hong Kong 1998, 30–3:29
Hong Kong 2004, 36–2:38
London 2003, 35–3:36
New York 1999, 31–2:35
banded, 34–1:21
cricket cage, 30–2:13
double bottle, 34–1:18
double gourd, 34–2:29
dragon motif, 32–2:29, 30
embellished by Tsuda family, 31–2:3
glass imitations, 35–3:20
horse motif, 34–2:4, 6, 8, 10
cover bottle, 31–1:3
dragon and, 35–1:4–5
hunting scene, 31–3:18
large bottle, 35–1:23
macaroni agate, 34–1:20
monkey motif, 36–3:8, 10, 11
sage motif, 34–1:20
scholar art, 32–1:5
Chloromelanite, 35–3:23
Cinnabar lacquer snuff bottles, 32–3:14; 38–3:39
auctions
London 2004, 36–3:38
New York 1998, 30–3:25
New York 2000, 32–1:37
New York 2003, 35–1:28
bats and shou character, 33–3:17
European motif, 37–2:6
imperial workshop, 33–2:3
lotus motif, 38–2:38
new bottles, 31–2:29, 36
porcelain imitation of, 30–3:14–15
warrior motif, 33–3:19
Citrine snuff bottle, 35–1:28
Cloisonné
auctions
London 2004, 36–3:38
New York 2003, 35–1:29
New York 2007, 39–1:37–38
cranes and pine, 31–2:33; 33–1:12
development in China, 30–3:12–13
famille-rose, 32–2:12–13
porcelain in imitation of, 30–3:8–9, 12–13
Coconut snuff bottles, 32–1:11
auctions
Hong Kong 1997, 30–1:28
Hong Kong 2004, 36–2:40
London 2006, 38–2:43
New York 2007, 39–1:39
with calligraphic inscription, 35–3:10
Copper snuff bottles
auctions
Hong Kong 2000, 32–3:36
with cloisonné, 30–3:11
See also MATERIALS, Enamel on copper
Coral, material, 30–2:14
Coral snuff bottles, 38–3:39
animal motif, 31–3:22; 36–3:16
auctions
Hong Kong 1997, 30–1:28
Hong Kong 1998, 30–3:29
Hong Kong 2000, 32–3:32
New York 1998, 30–4:33
New York 1999, 31–2:35–36
New York 2000, 32–1:40
New York 2001, 33–1:34
New York 2004, 36–1:39
bat and fungus (cover bottle), 32–1:3
glass imitations, 30–2:14–15; 35–3:3, 21
gourd motif (cover bottle), 31–1:3
horse motif, 34–2:5
Crystal snuff bottles, 38–1:14
auctions
London 1999, 33–1:35
London 2003, 35–2:37
New York 2004, 36–1:36
coin bottles, 30–1:4-5, 9
hair crystal, 39–3:35
scholar in sampan, 30–1:30
See also MATERIALS, Rock crystal snuff bottles
Enamel on copper, 30–3:12; 38–2:39; 39–3:40, 41, 42
auctions
Hong Kong 1997, 30–1:30
Hong Kong 1998, 30–3:29–32
Hong Kong 2000, 32–3:31
Hong Kong 2004, 36–2:36, 37
London 2001, 33–2:37
London 2002, 34–2:30
New York 1998, 30–3:26, 27; 30–4:32
New York 1999, 31–2:36
New York 2000, 32–1:40
New York 2001, 33–1:33–34; 33–3:32
New York 2003, 35–1:25, 30–31
New York 2005, 37–1:29, 32, 33, 35, 36, 37, 38
New York 2007, 39–3:37
bat, peach, rock, waves, 30–1:30
cover, 30–2:22
European motifs, 37–2:6, 7
famille-rose, 30–3:22
imperial workshop, 37–3:5–7
landscape, 30, 30–1:29
Oxherd and Weaving Maid, 30–1:21
pouch-shaped bottle, 37–3:41
rabbit and moon motif, 31–3:19–20, 21
Enamel on glass, 36–2:6; 37–3:13–17; 38–2:37; 38–3:9; 39–3:23, 41
auctions
Beijing 2005, 37–3:45, 46
Eldred 2007, 39–2:48
Hong Kong 1998, 30–3:29
Hong Kong 2000, 32–3:32
Hong Kong 2004, 36–2:36, 37, 38
London 2004, 36–3:37
London 2005, 37–3:42
London 2006, 38–2:43, 45
New York 2000, 32–1:36, 39
New York 2001, 33–1:34
New York 2005, 37–1:28, 30
New York 2007, 39–1:38–39; 39–3:37
bamboo shape, 36–2:5
bird on branch, 35–1:11
cover bottles, 30–2:3, 22; 31–3:3; 36–1:3
cricket painting (cover bottle), 31–3:3
double gourd, 34–3:39–40
dragon motif, 32–2:26
famille-rose, 32–2:8, 12, 15 cover bottle, 30–3:3
famille-verte, 31–3:3
farming and rural life, 30–1:18
Guyue Xuan snuff bottles, 38–1:16–32
record sale price, 36–2:37, 40; 37–1:30, 32
“split personality,” 35–1:6–7
Ye family, 39–1:16–17
Enamel on gold, 37–1:31
Enamel on metal, 34–2:17; 36–2:4, 6; 39–3:23
auction, New York 2003, 35–1:29
cover bottles, 33–2:3; 36–1:3
European subjects, 37–2:4–5, 6
famille-rose, 32–2:5–6, 9–10, 12–13
Guangzhou (cover bottle), 33–2:3
Enamel on pottery, 38–3:9
Enameled porcelain snuff bottles, 35–2:34; 36–2:31–32; 39–1:24, 25, 26
auctions
London 2001, 33–2:37
London 2004, 36–3:36, 37–38
New York 2001, 33–3:30–31
cover bottles, 38–1; 38–3:3
cricket, 30–4:15
dog motif, 38–2:16, 31
doucai decoration, 32–1:35
European subjects, 37–2:7–8
famille-rose, 30–4:3; 32–2:6–8, 10–12, 13–15, 35; 36–3:36; 38–2:16; 38–3:3
Jingdezhen (cover bottle), 38–3:3
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, 35–2:36
reclining lady shape, 35–1:8-9
students Zhang and Yong-ying, 30–4:15
tomb bottles, 37–2:21–22
Fluorite, 34–1:19
Fossilized clam, 32–1:38
Fruit-skin snuff bottles, 32–3:6
new bottles, 31–2:29
porcelain imitation of, 30–3:18
Glass, enameled. See MATERIALS, Enamel on glass
Glass overlay snuff bottles, 37–3:40; 38–2:38; 38–3:39; 39–1:24–25
auctions
Hong Kong 1998, 30–3:29
Hong Kong 2000, 32–3:30–31, 32
Hong Kong 2004, 36–2:38
London 2003, 35–3:36, 39–40
London 2004, 36–3:38
London 2005, 37–3:42, 43
London 2006, 38–2:45
New York 1998, 30–3:27; 30–4:35
New York 2000, 32–1:36, 37; 32–3:29
New York 2001, 33–1:32
New York 2002, 34–1:33
New York 2003, 35–1:24–25, 26, 29
New York 2004, 36–1:36, 39
New York 2005, 37–1:28, 29, 33
bamboo motif, 33–3:12
calligraphy, 34–3:14–15; 35–3:11; 39–3:29
cat and butterfly decoration, 33–1:32
child dragon, 38–3:5
cover bottles, 30–1:27; 32–1:3; 35–1:3, 11; 35–2:3, 25; 36–2:3; 37–1:3
cricket on eggplant, 34–1:20
dog motif, 38–2:32
domesticated animal motif, 30–1:12
Dong Yong and Weaving Maid, 30–1:20–22
double gourd motif, 30–4:31–32; 34–1:19
dragon motif, 32–2:17, 18, 22–29, 31; 34–1:18, 19; 36–2:8
four qi dragons, 33–2:35
kui dragon, 33–3:14
Duanwu festival, 30–4:10
ducks and lotus, 34–1:21
duiniu tanqin, 30–1:24
farming and rural life, 30–1:15, 18, 19
fisherman, 30–1:27
fish motif, 34–1:21
five noxious creatures, 33–2:8
goat/sheep motif, 35–2:22, 23, 24
God of Longevity, 30–1:27
herdboy motif, 30–1:22
horse motif, 34–2:6, 7, 9, 10
hunting scene, 31–3:18; 38–2:19
imperial, 39–2:49
lilies motif, 30–3:23
lotus motif, 34–1:21
Manchu script, 32–3:30–31
monkey motif, 36–3:7, 9, 11, 14, 16
multiple animal motif, 31–3:22
new bottles, 31–2:24–25
origins and early development, 36–1:18–19, 22
ox motif, 30–1:23
pink cameo, 38–2:44
pomegranate motif, 35–1:6
porcelain imitations of, 35–3:22
Qianlong period, 36–2:16–18, 20–26, 28
rabbit motif, 31–3:18
rope motif, 33–3:16
scholar art, 32–1:13
single crane, 33–3:7
six color, 36–3:38
six domesticated animals, 34–2:4; 38–2:16, 17
snake and turtle motif, 33–2:6
stag beneath pine tree, 34–3:40
techniques of manufacture, 30–2:15–16; 32–1:27
tiger motif, 30–4:6, 7, 9, 11–12
tomb bottles, 37–2:23
Yangzhou style, 36–2:20–21; 37–3:42, 43; 38–3:36
yin-yang symbol, 33–3:5
zodiacal animals, 30–1:11; 31–3:21; 38–2:15
Glass snuff bottles, 39–1:22; 39–3:41–42
auctions
Beijing 2005, 37–3:46
Hong Kong 1997, 30–1:29
Hong Kong 1998, 30–3:28–29
Hong Kong 2000, 32–3:30, 36
Hong Kong 2004, 36–2:36
London 1999, 33–1:36–39
London 2001, 33–3:34
London 2003, 35–3:38
London 2004, 36–3:37
London 2006, 38–2:43
New York 1998, 30–3:23, 27; 30–4:31–32, 35
New York 1999, 31–2:33
New York 2000, 32–1:36–37, 39
New York 2002, 34–1:33
New York 2004, 36–1:35–36, 39
New York 2005, 37–1:33, 37
record sale price, 36–2:40
aventurine inclusions, 36–3:37
Bavarian, 32–1:18–19, 21, 22–26
black, 30–2:12
black and white, 36–3:37
with calligraphic inscription, 35–3:11
chilongs amidst clouds, 31–2:33
cover bottles, 35–2:3, 25; 35–3:3; 37–1:3; 38–2:3; 39–3:3
crizzling, 34–3:38; 35–3:38; 36–1:15, 16, 17; 37–2:24
dragon motif, 32–2:23; 35–2:34
kui dragon, 33–3:14
pink overlay dragon, 30–2:30
purple glass with chi dragons, 34–3:38
European subjects and styles, 37–2:8, 9
evolution in China, 32–1:19–22, 25–26
faceted, 35–3:38–39; 36–1:20–21; 36–2:13–14
famille-rose enamel, 30–3:3, 22
gold flecks in blue bottles, 35–3:17–18; 36–1:17–18
gourd-shaped, 36–2:4
imitations of other materials, 30–2:4–18; 34–1:21; 35–3:3, 17–22, 23; 38–1:11
large bottle, 35–1:23
mallow flower, 33–3:13
metal-encased, 31–3:15–16
monochromes, 36–2:30–31
mother-of-pearl embellishment, 31–2:34
new bottles, 31–2:22–25, 30
Official Script calligraphy, 34–3:8
pink lotus leaves, 31–2:34
Qing dynasty, 34–1:15; 36–1:13–27; 36–2:12–29
red glass technique, 36–1:16–17
ruyi motif, 33–3:10
sandwiched glass, 36–2:14–15; 38–2:46
scholar art, 32–1:12–13
taotie mask motif, 33–3:18
teal, 31–2:34
techniques of manufacture, 32–1:27
tomb bottles, 37–2:21, 22–25
turquoise, 39–1:22–23
wave pattern, 35–3:38
Xihushui color, 32–1:37
yellow, carved, 38–3:39; 39–1:22–23
yellow with wavy lines, 35–1:27
Yixing panels, 33–3:34
zodiacal animal motif, 32–2:17
See also MATERIALS, Glass overlay snuff bottles
Gold snuff bottles, 39–2:4–17
Gourd snuff bottles
auction, New York 2001, 33–1:34
cover bottle, 31–1:3
new bottles, 31–2:29–30, 36
Hornbill, 33–2:27
auctions
Hong Kong 2000, 32–3:35
London 2005, 37–3:44
New York 1998, 30–3:27
New York 2001, 33–1:34
New York 2005, 37–1:31
New York 2007, 39–1:39
calligraphy, 34–3:17–18
dragons and lingzhi, 33–2:35–36
Horn snuff bottles. See MATERIALS, Ivory and horn snuff bottles
Imitations, 35–3:13–23
in glass, 30–2:4–18; 32–1:12, 14; 33–3:34–35; 35–3:17–22, 23
in porcelain, 30–3:4–20; 33–3:34–35; 35–3:22–23
Inkstone material, 32–3:17; 36–2:8
Inkstone snuff bottles, 32–3:17–18; 38–3:9; 39–3:29
auctions
New York 2000, 32–1:38
New York 2005, 37–1:36–37
calligraphy, 34–3:18
two-dragons motif, 36–2:9
Ivory, material
babirusa (pig deer), 33–2:23
boar, 33–2:22–23
dugong, 33–2:23–24
elephant, 33–2:13–14
elk, 33–2:24
hippopotamus, 33–2:16–18
identification and testing, 33–2:12–13
laws governing, 33–2:29–34
mammoth, 33–2:14–15
seal, 33–2:24
spoons, 37–2:25
substitutes, 33–2:24–29
walrus, 33–2:15–16
warthog, 33–2:21–22
whale, 33–2:18–21
Ivory and horn snuff bottles, 32–1:18; 38–2:37
auctions
London 2005, 37–3:44
New York 1998, 30–3:27; 30–4:33
New York 2000, 32–1:40
New York 2001, 33–1:34, 35
New York 2002, 34–1:34
New York 2005, 37–1:30–31
New York 2007, 39–1:39
beauties in garden, 30–4:14
carp motif, 34–1:18
cover bottles, 32–1:3, 32; 32–2:3; 36–3:3
dog motif, 38–2:20
dragon motif, 32–2:30
farming and rural life, 30–1:15
gentleman with attendant, 34–2:16
imitation of other materials in, 35–3:19, 23
lacquer insets (cover bottle), 32–1:3
new bottles, 31–2:29, 30, 36
porcelain imitation of, 30–3:15–16
Qianlong (cover bottle), 32–2:3
scholar art, 32–1:11
Shoulao, 30–4:17
Tibetan style (cover bottle), 32–1:3
tiger motif, 30–4:6, 10
with silver (cover bottle), 32–1:3
Ivory nut, 33–2:26–27
Ivory snuff bottle
imperial workshops, 39–1:4–15
Jade and jadeite, material, 38–3:34
characteristics, 34–1:16
cong objects, 32–3:6
dating and attribution of carvings, 36–2:9
glass imitations, 30–2:4–6
introduction of jadeite into China, 30–3:18
for personal use of Qianlong emperor, 31–3:8–9
porcelain imitations, 30–3:4
Qing period, 33–1:8–9
significance of, in Chinese culture, 32–3:8–10; 34–1:16
Jade and jadeite snuff bottles, 36–1:26; 39–3:42
apple green and lavender, 33–3:32
auctions
Beijing 2005, 37–3:46
Hong Kong 1997, 30–1:29–30
Hong Kong 1998, 30–3:28, 32
Hong Kong 2000, 32–3:31, 33–34
Hong Kong 2004, 36–2:39
London 1999, 33–1:34
London 2002, 34–2:29–30
London 2003, 35–3:36–37
London 2004, 36–2:33
London 2005, 37–3:44
London 2006, 38–2:43; 38–3:35–36
New York 1998, 30–3:25, 26; 30–4:33, 34–35
New York 1999, 31–2:33, 35
New York 2000, 32–1:38, 40; 32–3:29
New York 2001, 33–1:33; 33–3:30, 31–32
New York 2002, 34–1:34–35
New York 2003, 35–1:26, 27–28, 30
New York 2004, 36–1:37–38, 39
New York 2005, 37–1:29, 34–35
New York 2007, 39–1:37; 39–3:36–37
Robert C. Eldred Co. 2000, 32–2:35
Robert C. Eldred Co. 2007, 39–2:46–47
basketweave, 31–3:14; 35–1:7
black and white jade, 32–3:33; 34–1:35; 35–1:22, 26, 30; 39–2:47
black jade, 32–1:38, 40
blue jade (cover bottle), 30–2:3
Budai monk, 31–2:35
chloromelanite, Mughal style, 33–2:3
coral-embellished, 31–1:34
cover bottles, 30–2:3; 31–3:3; 33–1:3; 33–2:3; 34–2:3; 39–1:3
dragon motif, 32–2:18
embellished by Tsuda family (cover bottle), 31–2:3
flattened rectangle, 30–2:30
glass imitations, 30–2:10–11; 35–3:3, 19, 23; 38–1:11
meiping vase form, 31–3:8, 9
monkey motif, 36–3:9, 10
Mughal style, 30–2:30; 32–3:11; 37–3:42
new bottles, 31–2:25–26, 30
Oxherd and Weaving Maid, 30–1:21
pebble jade, 32–1:14; 38–3:36
porcelain imitation of, 30–3:18
Qing dynasty, 34–1:16; 38–3:38–39
record auction prices, 34–2:30
russet skin, 32–2:35
scholar art, 32–1:13–14
scholar reading on rocks, 33–1:3
searching for plum blossoms, 30–4:16
Suzhou, 30–3:26; 37–1:34–35; 39–3:36, 37
tomb jade, 35–3:19
walrus tusk imitation, 35–3:23
white jade, 30–2:3; 31–2:35; 35–1:30; 35–2:34; 36–1:38; 38–3:34–36; 39–1:3, 20; 39–2:46, 47; 39–3:36, 37
yellow, 33–1:36; 35–1:27; 39–1:21
See also MATERIALS, Nephrite
Jasper snuff bottles, 34–1:20
auctions
New York 1998, 30–3:26–27
New York 2000, 32–1:37, 40
New York 2005, 37–1:30
cover bottles, 39–3:3
glass imitations, 35–3:20–21
monkey motif, 36–3:6, 9, 10
Jet, material, 31–3:12
Jet snuff bottles, 31–3:13–14; 38–1:11
auctions
Hong Kong 1998, 30–3:29
New York 1998, 30–3:25
New York 2004, 36–1:39
New York 2005, 37–1:32
glass imitations, 30–2:12
incised, 31–3:12; 38–1:4
Lacquer, material
evolution in China, 32–3:13–14
porcelain imitation of, 38–1:11
Lacquer snuff bottles
auctions
Hong Kong 2004, 36–2:37–38
London 2006, 38–3:36
New York 2000, 32–3:29
New York 2005, 37–1:29
calligraphy, 34–3:15–16, 18–19
ceramic imitations, 30–2:4
glass imitations (cover bottle), 35–3:3
incised, 31–3:11
Japanese, 36–2:9; 38–3:36
Laozi, 30–1:23
porcelain imitation of, 30–3:14, 15; 35–3:22, 23
with ivory panels, 39–1:11
See also MATERIALS, Cinnabar lacquer snuff bottles
Lapis lazuli snuff bottles
auction, New York 2005, 37–1:36–37
glass imitations, 30–2:8–9; 35–3:17–18
new bottles, 31–2:28
Laque-burgauté, 34–2:19; 37–1:35
Leather snuff bottles, porcelain imitation of, 30–3:18
Limestone material, 32–1:16
Limestone snuff bottle, 36–2:40
Malachite material, 32–2:9
Malachite snuff bottles, 31–2:28
Metal
auctions
New York 1999, 31–2:36
New York 2000, 32–1:36
porcelain imitation of, 30–3:16
See also specific metal
Metal snuff bottles
coin snuff bottles, 30–1:9
encased glass, 31–3:15–16
inlaid silver, 34–1:19
New York 2001 auction, 33–1:33–34
Nephrite, material, 34–1:16
Qing period, 33–1:8–9
Nephrite snuff bottles
auctions
Hong Kong 1998, 30–3:32
Hong Kong 2000, 32–3:36
London 1999, 33–1:35–36
London 2003, 35–2:37
London 2005, 37–3:44
London 2007, 39–3:34
New York 1998, 30–3:24–25, 26
New York 1999, 31–2:35
New York 2003, 35–1:30
black and white, 31–3:3; 33–1:3; 35–2:40; 39–1:18
Buddhist motif, 33–3:22
cicada, 30–4:16
“C” motif, 33–3:13
cover bottles, 30–1:3; 30–2:3; 31–3:3; 32–3:3; 33–1:3; 39–1:3; 39–2:3
dog shape, 38–2:15
double gourd, 33–3:12–13; 39–3:42
with chilong (cover bottle), 32–3:3
dragon-headed tortoise, 33–3:7
dragon motif, 32–2:19, 20
embellished by Tsuda family (cover bottle), 31–2:3
farmer and scholar, 30–1:13
glass imitations, 30–2:5, 10, 11–12
incised calligraphy, 38–2:44
lotus motif, 33–3:21–22; 34–1:18
magnolia motif, 33–3:21
monkey motif, 36–3:9, 10, 11, 14
official playing zither, 34–2:16
peaches and bat motif, 34–1:20
pebble form, 30–1:27; 33–3:35; 34–1:18, 20; 39–1:19–20; 39–3:34, 35
phoenix motif, 33–3:9
rolled scroll shape, 32–3:10
rural life, 30–1:14
ruyi motif, 33–3:10
sage
beneath pine tree, 32–3:3
beneath prunus tree, 32–3:3
infant and (cover bottle), 32–3:3
scholar art, 32–1:13–14
squirrel motif, 34–1:18
Suzhou-style carving, 33–1:10; 33–3:35; 37–2:8
tiger motif, 30–4:6, 7
twin-fish double bottle, 30–1:27
water buffalo, 30–1:12
white figure and pony (cover bottle), 32–3:3
yin-yang symbol, 33–3:5
Zhong Kue (cover bottle), 30–1:3
zodiacal animals motif, 34–2:4
Peach pit snuff bottle, 32–1:11
Pearl snuff bottles, glass imitations, 30–2:14, 15
Porcelain, material
evolution in China, 30–3:4–7; 33–1:26–28
imitations of other materials in, 30–3:4–20; 35–3:13–17
peachbloom glaze, 35–3:21–22
technical and historical development, 34–1:22
Porcelain snuff bottles, 32–1:16
auctions
Beijing 2005, 37–3:46
Hong Kong 1997, 30–1:29
Hong Kong 1998, 30–3:28, 29
Hong Kong 2000, 32–3:35, 36
London 1999, 33–1:34
London 2001, 33–2:36–37
London 2003, 35–2:36
New York 1998, 30–3:24, 26; 30–4:32–33, 35
New York 1999, 31–2:36
New York 2000, 32–1:35–36, 39–40; 32–3:29
New York 2001, 33–1:32–33; 33–3:30–31
New York 2002, 34–1:33
New York 2003, 35–1:25, 29
New York 2004, 36–1:37
New York 2005, 37–1:36
New York 2007, 39–3:38
Baishe zhuan story, 33–2:9
base marks, 31–3:24–25
bats and shou character, 34–3:8
with birthday greetings, 36–1:11
blue and red, 31–2:18–19
boy riding goat, 35–2:23
with calligraphic inscription, 35–3:11
calligraphy, 34–3:13–14, 19–20
carved, 36–2:8; 37–1:31, 36; 38–1:12; 38–3:3; 39–3:29, 38
characters from Xiyou ji (novel), 34–2:11
cover bottles, 38–3:3; 39–3:3
crackle design, 34–1:19
deer and crane motif, 35–3:22
dog motif, 38–2:20, 28–30, 32, 33
double bottle, 30–1:11
double gourd, 34–3:7
doucai decorating, 30–3:24, 25
dragon motif, 32–2:16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 30, 31; 33–3:9; 34–1:18, 21
earliest, 30–3:8
eighteenth century, 38–3:40
famille-rose, 30–1:27; 30–3:24; 31–1:31; 31–2:8, 32–1:17, 35–36; 32–2:4–15; 33–1:26–28; 33–3:31; 35–1:25; 35–2:4–20, 36; 36–2:31; 36–3:21; 38–1:4
farming and rural life, 30–1:15, 17
figural, with rank badge, 38–3:4
floral motif, 34–3:7
in form of child holding gourd, 35–2:39
glass imitations of, 35–3:22
hard- and soft-paste, 31–2:13
hunting scene, 31–3:15–16
imitations of other materials in, 30–3:8–20; 33–3:34–35; 35–3:22–23; 38–1:11
iron-red decoration, 31–1:33; 39–1:28
Jingdezhen, 38–3:3; 39–1:5, 8, 9, 10
large bottles, 35–1:22
maiden and deer, 34–1:19
maiden immortals, 34–3:8
mandarin figure, 30–1:29
mask-and-ring handles, 34–1:20
melon form, 38–1:41
melon motif (cover bottle)f, 31–1:3
monkey motif, 36–3:10, 11, 15, 16
multiple animal motif, 31–3:22–23
new bottles, 31–2:28, 30
nine scholars, 35–1:8
nineteenth century, 38–1:43; 38–3:40
octagonal, 33–3:31
origins and early development, 31–2:13–14
with rebuses, 36–1:8, 9
Red Cliff theme, 36–3:21–22
scholar art, 32–1:16, 17
tea-dust glaze, 34–1:20
tiger motif, 30–4:6, 7, 8, 9, 12
tomb bottles, 37–2:21
translucency, 31–2:13
underglaze blue, 31–2:12–21; 38–1:4, 5, 12, 13; 39–1:27, 28; 39–3:33–34
underglaze copper-red, 39–1:27; 39–3:38
zodiacal animal motif, 36–3:7
See also MATERIALS, Enameled porcelain snuff bottles
Puddingstone snuff bottles
auctions, 30–4:33; 32–3:35; 35–1:29–30; 36–1:38; 39–2:48
porcelain imitation, 30–3:13–14
Quartz snuff bottles, 36–2:7; 39–3:9
auctions
Hong Kong 1998, 30–3:29
Hong Kong 2000, 32–3:36
New York 1998, 30–3:24; 30–4:33
New York 1999, 31–2:35
New York 2000, 32–1:37, 40
New York 2005, 37–1:37
glass imitations, 30–2:17
hexagonal, 30–3:13
inside-painted, 39–3:13
rabbit motif, 31–3:19
with calligraphic inscription, 35–3:10
with tourmaline needles, 34–1:19
Rain Flower Pebble, 32–1:16
Realgar, material, 30–2:13; 33–2:8
Realgar snuff bottles
auctions
Hong Kong 2000, 32–3:36
London 2005, 37–3:42
glass imitations, 30–2:13–14; 35–3:3, 19
Rock crystal snuff bottles
auctions
Hong Kong 2000, 32–3:31
London 2003, 35–3:37
New York 1998, 30–3:25
New York 1999, 31–2:35
New York 2000, 32–1:37, 39, 40
coin motif, 33–1:5
coin snuff bottles, 30–1:4, 5, 9
glass imitations, 30–2:9, 10; 35–3:17
inside-painted, 33–1:34
Sandalwood snuff bottle, 34–2:17
Sardonyx snuff bottles, 32–1:37
Serpentine snuff bottles, 33–1:36
Sharkskin snuff bottles, 32–1:37–38
Silver material, 33–1:5–6
ornamentation on horn snuff bottle, 32–1:3
Silver snuff bottles, 31–2:36
Slate, 32–1:14–15
Soapstone snuff bottles, 34–1:34
auction, London 2007, 39–3:35
Stoneware snuff bottle, enameled, 39–3:38
Tortoiseshell, material
cultural significance, 35–3:21
Tortoiseshell snuff bottles, glass imitations of, 30–2:14, 15; 35–3:21
Tourmaline snuff bottles
auctions
Hong Kong 2000, 32–3:36
New York 2003, 35–1:30
boatman motif, 30–4:16
new bottles, 31–2:28–29
Turquoise material, 32–2:9
Turquoise snuff bottles
auction, Hong Kong 1998, 30–3:29
glass and porcelain imitations, 35–3:18–19
glass imitations, 30–2:14; 35–3:3
lion motif, 33–3:6
maqian motif, 34–2:12
porcelain imitation of, 30–3:16–18
rabbit motif, 31–3:18
Wood snuff bottles, 33–3:35; 34–1:21
birch, 30–1:3
glass imitations, 30–2:9, 17, 18
porcelain imitation of, 30–3:15
Yixing snuff bottles, 38–1:12
auctions
Hong Kong 1998, 30–3:29
New York 2001, 33–1:33
New York 2004, 36–1:36–37, 39
flattened ovoid, 31–2:8
walnut motif, 30–1:3
MOTIFS AND SYMBOLISM
Apricot flower, 35–2:7–8
with birds, 37–3:5
Artemisia, 33–2:7, 8
Asters, 36–1:10
Auspicious motifs, 38–1:40–42
Baby-shaped snuff bottle, 34–1:3; 35–1:9
Baishe zhuan, 33–2:9–10
Baisui tu, 32–1:36
Bamboo, 30–3:22; 32–1:7; 32–2:12; 33–3:12; 34–3:16–17; 36–2:5; 37–3:42; 39–3:14
peonies and, 36–2:20
Bannerman, 34–2:10; 36–2:17
Bapo, 33–1:34; 39–3:11–12
Bars, 32–1:13
Base marks, 31–3:24–25
Basketweave, 31–3:14
broken, 35–1:7
Bat(s), 30–4:11–12; 31–3:22; 32–1:13, 16; 33–3:17; 35–2:24; 38–3:10–11, 36
crane and, 36–2:3
dragon and, 36–2:20
five, 34–1:18
fungus and, 32–1:3
horse and, 34–2:8
monkey(s) and, 36–3:13, 14
peaches and, 34–1:20; 36–2:16; 39–2:51
pomegranate and, 36–2:25
rising sun and, 36–2:16
sage and, 34–1:34
shou character and, 34–3:8
three, 36–2:33
with horse, 36–2:17
with lantern, 36–1:8
Bear, 35–1:8; 37–3:44
Beauties in garden, 30–4:14
Beehive and monkey, 32–1:36
Bee(s), 30–4:12; 34–2:9; 37–3:3
Begonia, 36–1:7, 10–11
Birds, 38–3:4
Bird(s), 31–2:20; 34–3:39; 37–3:3
amid apricot, 37–3:5
lotus and, 34–1:17
on branch, 35–1:11
on prunus branch, 34–1:20
one hundred, 32–1:37
with flowers, 37–3:46
Bird-shaped ivory bottles, 39–1:14
Birthdays, 36–1:11–12
Blue and white porcelain, 31–2:20–21
Boatman, 30–4:16; 36–3:38
bowman and, 35–2:40
Boat(s), 34–1:17; 36–2:22
beneath Red Cliff, 36–3:18–22
Duanwu (Dragon Boat) festival, 33–2:7–8; 36–1:4–5
two figures in, 34–3:40; 39–3:29
Botanical themes, 36–1:4–12; 38–3:9
European subjects and styles, 37–2:7–8
Boys playing, 37–1:31; 37–3:46, 47
Buddha’s hand (fruit), 38–3:9; 39–1:13
bottle shaped as, 37–3:41
Buddhist, 33–3:22; 36–3:16–17; 38–3:7; 39–1:8, 9, 10–11; 39–3:15
nine lions, 38–2:37
Butterfly, 30–4:12, 34; 32–1:16–17; 32–2:6
cat and, 33–1:32; 34–1:15; 34–3:18–19; 38–1:27; 38–2:43
on gourd, 33–1:3
inside-painted, 33–1:34
lotus and, 38–1:23
narcissus and, 36–2:20
Qing dynasty, 34–1:14–15
Calligraphic representations, 31–2:22–23; 32–3:15–17; 34–1:15, 16; 34–2:29; 34–3:4–20; 35–3:10–12; 39–1:21
auction, 32–3:34–35
dragon, 30–4:9; 32–2:29–30
Great Seal Script, 34–3:7–8
Qianlong period, 33–2:35
tiger, 30–4:9
Camel, 39–3:3
Carp, 33–3:30; 34–1:17, 18; 38–3:39; 39–3:14
Cat(s), 30–4:12; 39–1:3
butterfly and, 33–1:32; 34–1:15; 34–3:18–19; 38–1:27; 38–2:43
mouse and, 35–1:5
Champlevé borders, 37–3:6
Chang ming fu qui, 31–1:3
Chicken boy, 37–2:15
Chicks, 30–4:34
Children, 31–2:18; 37–3:6
at play, 36–2:18; 38–1:41–42
Chilongs, 35–1:3, 5; 35–3:22; 39–1:24–25
amid clouds, 31–2:33
double-gourd, cover bottle with, 32–3:3
Chrysanthemum, 32–1:10; 36–1:9; 38–2:32–33
quail and, 35–2:10
Cicadas, 30–2:4; 32–3:9–10; 35–3:13; 37–1:35
Clock face, 37–2:9
Clouds, 31–3:22
“C” motif, 33–3:13
Cockfighting, 37–2:12–19
Cockscomb, 36–1:11
Coin snuff bottles, 30–1:4–10; 30–2:16; 36–2:22, 23; 37–2:9
Color, 38–3:6
Corncob, 33–1:3
Courtroom scene, 36–3:37–38
Crab apple blossom, 32–1:14; 37–1:29
Crab(s), 37–3:43
Crane(s), 33–3:7; 34–1:33; 36–2:22; 37–3:42, 44
bats and, 36–2:3
deer obverse, 35–3:22
flying, 39–3:12
pine and, 31–2:33; 32–1:15, 36; 33–1:12; 38–1:41; 38–3:8
with deer, 33–1:34
on prunus tree, 34–3:3
Su Shi prose poem, 36–3:18–20
Crickets and cricket cages, 30–2:12; 30–4:15; 37–3:3; 38–1:26; 38–3:38
auction, 37–3:46
cover bottle, 31–3:3
on eggplant, 34–1:20
imitation of ancient styles, 32–3:12
scholar art, 32–1:10–11
Cypress, 33–3:20
monkey and, 36–3:12
Daoist emblems, 31–2:20; 34–1:15; 38–1:28; 38–3:7–8
Deer, 31–2:20; 37–3:44
beneath pine tree, 34–3:40
crane and, 33–1:34; 35–3:22
in fetal position, 35–1:5
maiden and, on cloud, 34–1:19
monkey and, 36–3:10
Dog, 32–3:10; 34–3:9; 38–2:15–36
Pekinese, 39–3:3
Dong Yong and Weaving Maid, 30–1:20–22
Double gourd, 30–2:3; 30–4:31–32; 32–2:10; 34–1:19; 34–2:29; 34–3:7; 37–1:29; 37–2:21–22; 38–2:45; 38–3:36; 39–2:47; 39–3:42
bronze bottles, 34–3:39
enameled milk glass, 34–3:39–40
faceted glass, 36–2:13, 14
famille-rose, 35–2:13
seven, 36–2:20
with chilong (cover bottle), 32–3:3
Dragon Boat (Duanwu) Festival, 36–1:4–5. See also MOTIFS AND SYMBOLISM, Duanwu festival, related to
Dragonfly, begonia and, 36–1:7
Dragon(s), 30–2:30; 31–2:14; 32–1:17, 38; 32–2:16–31; 32–3:17–18; 33–3:8–9, 34–35; 34–1:19, 21; 36–2:25; 38–1:43; 38–2:3; 39–3:29, 38
amid waves, 33–2:37
baby dragon in waves, 36–2:3
badges of rank, 38–3:5
bat and, 36–2:20
chi dragons, 34–3:38; 36–1:18, 37–38; 36–2:15, 20, 26; 38–2:43; 38–3:5, 39
two, 30–3:3; 31–3:10
chilongs, 35–3:22; 39–1:24–25
in clouds, 34–1:35; 36–2:3
cover bottle, 33–1:3
with fenghuang, 38–3:3
with pearl and clouds, 36–3:3
five-toed, 38–3:5
four qi, 33–2:35
four-toed, 38–3:5
hidden, 35–1:4–5
imitation of ancient styles, 32–3:11
imperial designs, 39–1:5
kui style, 31–3:15; 33–3:14; 37–3:47
in large numbers, 32–2:30–31
long, 38–3:5
mang, 38–3:5
phoenix and, 38–1:42
Qing art, 34–1:14; 36–2:17–18
star-tailed, 36–2:18
two dragons, 32–2:22–25; 34–1:18; 36–2:33
with tiger, 32–2:29–30
with lingzhi, 33–2:35–36
Drunken poet, 37–1:35
Duanwu festival, related to, 30–4:10; 33–2:7–8; 36–1:4–5
Ducks
lotus and, 34–1:21
with lotus flower, 39–3:28
in pond, 34–1:33
Duiniu tanqin, 30–1:24
Eagle, 30–4:10; 35–1:8
and tiger, 30–4:10–11
East meets West, 37–1:34
Eggplants, 30–2:11–12; 34–1:15
cricket on, 34–1:20
Egret
beneath millet and lotus (cover bottle), 35–1:3
on lotus, 34–1:19
Eight Brokens, 39–3:11, 39–3:12
Eight Buddhist Emblems, 30–4:35; 35–2:37; 38–1:28
Eighteen monkeys, 36–3:11–12
Eight Horses of Muwang, 34–2:7–8; 38–3:36
Eight Immortals, 32–1:11; 35–2:9; 38–3:7–8
dragon motif and, 32–2:19–20
Li Tieguai, 32–3:15
Eight Trigrams, 33–3:5
Elephant(s), 31–3:22–23; 33–3:19–20; 38–2:3
with vase (cover bottle), 39–3:3
Endless knot, 35–3:39–40
European and Western, 30–4:16; 31–1:31, 32–33; 33–1:12, 34; 33–3:32; 35–1:7; 36–1:23; 36–2:6; 37–2:4–11; 37–3:5, 41; 38–2:39
auctions
Hong Kong 2000, 32–3:31
London 2001, 33–2:37
New York 2000, 32–1:40
New York 2005, 37–1:29, 35, 37
Beijing 2005 auction, 37–3:47
Charles III portrait, 33–1:35
English royalty, 31–1:31; 35–2:36; 37–2:9–11
figures in landscape, 35–2:12
ladies on landscape, 37–3:6
watches, 35–3:17
Falcon, 38–2:19
Fan, 34–1:15
Farming and rural life, 30–1:12–13, 14–17; 34–2:36–37
Fenghuang and dragon (cover bottle), 38–3:3
Fertility, 31–3:19; 32–2:24–25; 33–2:9; 38–1:41–42
Figural snuff bottles, 32–3:14; 39–1:30
boy, 39–3:23
child with rank badge, 38–3:4
deer form, 39–1:38
fish form, 39–1:39
Fish, 30–1:27; 34–1:14, 21; 34–2:28; 37–1:3; 38–1:42
Fishing and fishermen, 30–1:14, 15, 16, 27; 36–1:36; 36–2:3; 36–3:37; 38–3:3
in winter scene (cover bottle), 38–3:3
Fish-shaped bottle, 37–3:41
Five Virtues, 38–3:10–11
Fives, 32–2:30–31
bats, 34–1:18
chi dragons, 36–1:37–38
monkeys, 36–3:10–11
noxious creatures, 30–4:11; 33–2:8–9; 36–1:4
poisons, 36–1:4–5
roosters, 32–1:17
tigers, 30–4:8, 12
Flowers in basket, 32–1:39; 33–3:32; 36–2:18, 19; 38–2:3; 39–1:25
cover bottle, 30–3:3
Fo dogs, 31–2:19
among clouds, 31–2:17
Four noble occupations, 31–2:21; 33–1:35; 36–2:3
Frogs and toads, 31–3:20
Garden scene, 37–1:36
Geese, 34–1:4; 35–2:24; 38–1:25, 26
water reeds and, 34–3:3
Goats, three, 36–2:38; 37–1:35; 37–2:5
Goat/sheep, 35–2:21–25
Goldfish, 39–2:50
Gourds, 34–1:15; 38–3:12; 39–2:51
cricket cage, 32–1:10–11; 32–3:12
double gourd, 32–1:10; 32–3:13; 33–1:34; 33–3:12, 30–31
molded snuff bottles, 32–1:10, 11
significance of, 32–3:12–13
with butterflies (cover bottle), 33–1:3
Grapes, squirrel and, 34–1:18
Grasshopper, lotus and, 33–2:35
Halberd, 38–3:10
Harvest, 36–1:7–11
Hawk, 33–3:17
Herdboys, 30–1:16–21; 36–2:21
Hero vase, 35–1:8
Hibiscus, 31–1:45; 36–1:9–10
peony and (cover bottle), 35–1:3
Hi disc pattern, 32–3:8
Hindu sacred images, 30–2:30
Horseman, 30–4:34
bannerman, 34–2:10; 36–2:17
Horse(s), 30–3:24; 33–2:36; 33–3:35; 34–2:4–12, 31; 36–2:22; 39–1:3
bat and, 36–2:17
in clouds, 34–1:35
cover bottle, 31–1:3
eight horses of Mu Wang, 36–2:3
with deer, 34–2:9
with dragon, 35–1:4–5
with monkey(s), 34–2:9–10; 36–3:6–9
one fat, one skinny, 32–3:18
of Qianlong emperor, 39–3:13
Huang Chenyen, 39–2:3
Huiwen pattern, 32–2:27; 39–1:9
Hunting scenes, 31–3:17; 38–2:19; 39–2:3
Jinshang tianhua, 35–2:8–10; 38–2:9, 11
Kangxi period, 31–2:14
Kingfisher
among peonies, 36–2:36
on lotus, 34–3:33
Kite flying, 30–1:17–18; 35–2:24
Lady, 37–3:6
at window, 34–1:21
in garden with dog, 34–3:9
Japanese, 35–1:7–8
playing flute, 33–2:37
reclining, bottle shaped as, 35–1:9; 37–1:39
Landscapes, 34–1:15, 17; 35–2:8; 36–3:29–30; 37–1:4–19; 37–3:45; 38–1:4–15; 39–1:3; 39–3:3
autumn, 39–3:12
rockwork (cover bottle), 37–3:3
winter, 39–3:16
Lanterns, 36–1:8
Lantern-shaped bottle, 32–2:12
Legend of the White Snake, 39–1:10
Lilies, 30–3:23; 32–1:3
Linghzi fungus, 30–3:3; 32–1:7, 14; 32–2:26; 33–1:12–13; 33–3:9–10; 35–1:23; 36–1:6, 12; 37–3:3; 38–3:9, 10
dragon and, 33–2:35–36
monkey and, 36–3:14
Lions, 33–3:6; 39–1:9
cubs playing with ball, 35–1:28
playing with ball, 39–3:3
sages and, 35–2:40
Literati subjects, 31–2:20–21
Liu Hai, 32–1:35; 39–1:30
Longevity, 32–2:26–27; 38–1:42
Lotus, 31–2:16, 17, 20, 34; 32–2:23; 33–1:13; 33–3:21–22; 34–1:15, 18, 21; 35–1:30; 37–1:28; 37–3:41, 42, 44; 38–1:23, 24; 39–3:14
base mark, 31–2:19
begonia and, 36–1:7
bird and, 34–1:17
butterfly and, 38–1:23
carved glass, 36–2:14, 27
egret and, 34–1:19; 35–1:3
grasshopper and, 33–2:35
intertwined, 30–3:12
scrolling, 38–3:3
swallows and egrets amongst (cover bottle), 34–3:3
with duck, 39–3:28
Luohan, 30–3:25; 30–4:9–10, 34; 32–2:30; 35–1:22; 39–1:9, 10–11
Magnolia, 32–1:3; 33–1:34; 33–3:20–21, 31; 37–1:3; 38–3:39
Magpie(s), 30–4:34; 31–2:20, 34; 37–2:21
in prunus tree, 32–1:10; 33–3:11
Maidens
deer and, on cloud, 34–1:19
famille-rose porcelain (cover bottle), 30–4:3
immortals in landscape, 34–3:8
Mallow flower, 33–3:13; 36–1:23–24
Maqian motif, 34–2:12
Marigold, 36–1:11
Mask-and-ring, 32–3:8; 33–3:6; 34–1:14, 18, 20; 36–2:16, 19, 23; 38–2:3
Meiping shape, 36–2:31
Melons and gourds, 30–3:22; 31–1:3; 38–1:41
Millet (cover bottle), 35–1:3
with quail, 39–3:37
Minnows swimming, 39–3:12
Mongolian, 30–1:3; 33–1:12–13
Monkey king, 33–3:18; 36–3:7
Monkey(s), 30–1:27; 31–2:20; 31–3:22–23; 36–3:5–17; 37–3:3; 39–1:3
bat(s) and, 36–3:13, 14
beehive and, 32–1:36
horse and, 34–2:11; 36–3:6–9
peaches and, 34–2:29; 36–3:12–14
pointing at sun, 39–2:51
with horse, 34–2:9–10
Moon, 31–3:19–21
Mountains, 32–1:8–9; 34–1:17
Mouse, cat and, 35–1:5
Mughal influence, 32–3:11; 33–1:3; 35–3:36–37; 37–1:34
Mugwort, 36–1:4
Musical chimes, 38–3:10
Mu Wang, eight horses of (cover bottle), 36–2:3
Nandina, 36–1:11–12
Narcissus, 36–1:12; 38–3:9, 10
butterfly and, 36–2:20
Neck decoration, 31–2:19–20
Nine, 32–1:13; 32–2:30–31
Buddhist lions, 38–2:37
carp, 39–3:14
flowers of autumn, 32–1:40; 33–2:37; 35–2:17; 36–1:9
scholars, 35–1:8
Nude figures, 37–2:4, 5–6
Octagonal shape, 39–1:22
One hundred boys scenes, 30–3:25; 35–1:21–22; 36–1:11; 38–1:41
Orange, 35–2:23
Orchid(s), 32–1:7, 10
with “Pine Spring” two-character seal, 35–1:3
Osmanthus branches, 39–2:50
Osmanthus fragrans tree, 31–3:20–21; 36–1:11
Ox/water buffalo, 30–1:11–27; 35–1:25
Palace, 36–2:15
Palindrome inscriptions, 39–3:4–7
Pavilions, 34–1:17
Peace, 36–1:7
Peach/peach tree, 31–3:23; 34–1:15; 36–1:24; 38–1:42; 38–3:9–10, 39
carved glass, 36–2:15
monkey and, 34–2:29; 36–3:12–14
with bat, 34–1:20; 36–2:16; 39–2:51
Peacocks, 32–2:10
Peacock-tail-shaped bottle, 37–3:41
Pea plant/pod, 31–3:19
Pearl and dragon, 32–2:22; 34–1:18, 21
Peonies, 30–3:22; 32–1:14, 36; 35–2:23; 38–3:9–10
bamboo and, 36–2:20
dragon and (cover bottle), 33–1:3
hibiscus and, 35–1:3
Hong Kong 1998 auction, 30–3:29–32
magnolia and, 33–1:34
with kingfisher, 36–2:36
with pheasant, 39–3:37
Persimmon, 36–1:6–7
Pheasant, 37–1:28
peonies and, 39–3:37
Phoenix, 33–1:3; 33–3:9
dragon and, 38–1:42
Pigeons, 38–2:33
Pigs, 32–3:10
Pine tree, 32–1:7, 15; 33–3:20; 38–3:8–9; 39–1:3
among rock formations, 39–3:3
deer beneath, 34–3:40
Qing dynasty, 34–1:14
sage beneath (cover bottle), 32–3:3
with bamboo and prunus blossom (cover bottle), 39–3:3
Plum, 37–3:41
in bloom, 30–4:15
searching for plum blossoms, 30–4:16
Pomegranate, 31–3:19; 33–1:3; 35–1:6, 28; 36–1:4; 38–3:9, 39; 39–3:17
bat and, 36–2:25
Pouch-shaped bottle, 37–3:41
Precious objects, 33–3:31
Pretty girl, 32–2:14, 15
Princess Shouyang, 36–2:22
Prunus tree, 30–3:22; 30–4:33; 31–2:34; 31–3:12, 13; 32–1:7; 36–2:15, 18, 22, 23; 37–1:29; 37–3:6
crane on (cover bottle), 34–3:3
magpie in, 32–1:10; 33–3:11
sage beneath (cover bottle), 32–3:3
twelve birds on, 34–1:20
Qianlong imperial poems, 38–2:9–14
Qiao sisters, 32–1:36
Qing art, 31–2:10; 34–1:14–15
Qing imperial architecture, 33–3:4–23
Quail, 36–1:9; 37–1:36; 39–3:41
chrysanthemum and, 35–2:10
millet and, 39–3:37
Rabbits and hares, 31–3:17–23, 22; 37–3:5; 38–2:19
Rank, officer and bureaucrat, 30–2:12; 38–3:4–12
Rebuses, 36–1:5–12; 38–3:10–12; 39–2:51
for bumper harvest, 36–1:7–11
for peace, 36–1:7; 39–3:3
for wealth, 39–3:9
with monkey images, 36–3:8–14
Red Cliff prose poems, 36–3:18–23; 37–1:31
Rice cultivation, 38–1:24
Rivets, 32–1:13
Romance of the Three Kingdoms, 30–4:14–15
Roosters, 32–1:17
cockfighting, 37–2:12–19
cockscomb and, 36–1:11
on rocks, 34–3:33
Rope pattern, 32–3:8; 33–3:16
Roses, 39–2:50
Ruyi, 32–1:7; 33–3:9–10; 35–1:11; 35–2:23; 36–1:6; 38–2:3; 38–3:7
Sage(s), 39–2:3
beneath tree (cover bottle), 32–3:3
fu lions, 35–2:40
holding bowl, 34–1:20
in landscape, 33–1:10
with infant (cover bottle), 32–3:3
with smoke and bat, 34–1:34
Sash, 32–1:15–16
Scholar art, 32–1:5–17; 34–1:17; 37–1:32
Scholar(s), 30–1:13, 15
ascending mountain, 33–3:34
asleep under plantains, 36–2:22
Gathering at Orchid Pavilion, 32–3:34–35; 34–3:10–11; 37–1:35–36
meeting on island, 31–2:18
Nan Gong worshipping a boulder, 39–3:37
nine, 35–1:8
parody, 39–3:7
reading on rock (cover bottle), 33–1:3
Scrolls, 32–3:10
Sedan chair vases, 30–3:9–11; 35–2:13–14
Seven sages of Bamboo Grove, 31–2:16, 21; 32–1:16
Shou character, 32–2:27, 28; 33–3:17; 35–2:17; 38–1:42; 38–3:3, 10–11, 12
bats and, 34–3:8
Shoulao, 30–4:17; 34–1:33
Silkworms, 36–2:21
Six domesticated animals, 34–2:4; 35–2:21; 38–2:16
Snake
meanings and applications, 33–2:4–11
turtle and, 33–2:6
Spider(s), 31–3:19
Squirrel, 36–3:14
among vines, 35–3:36
butterfly and, 30–3:29
grapes and, 34–1:18
on millet, 33–1:10
Students Zhang and Yong-ying, 30–4:15
Sunrise with bat, 36–2:16
Sun Wukong, 36–3:14–16
Su Wu herding sheep, 33–1:3; 35–2:24; 37–1:38
Swallows, 35–2:24
among lotus, 34–3:3
begonia and, 36–1:7
Swan, 35–3:40
Swastika, 36–1:6; 38–3:7, 12
Sweetflag, 36–1:4
Taotie masks, 33–3:18; 34–1:14; 35–1:8, 27; 35–2:35; 38–2:3
Tao Yuanming, 30–1:19
Three
Friends of Winter, 32–1:7, 8, 9; 33–3:12
goats, 30–3:27; 37–1:35; 37–2:5
Three plenties, 38–3:9
Tibetan, 33–1:13
Tiger(s), 30–4:5–12
Duanwu festival, 33–2:8; 36–1:5
with dragon, 32–2:29–30
with wang (king) character (cover bottle), 30–2:3
Wusong and, 39–1:3
Tortoise, 30–2:14
Turtle, 34–2:11
dragon-headed, 33–3:7
snake and, 33–2:6
Twelve birds, 34–1:20
Walnut, 30–1:27
Wannianqing (Rhodea japonica), 36–1:5–6
Warrior with banner, 34–2:10
Wasp, 36–3:14
monkey and, 36–3:10
Watches, 35–3:17
Waves, 39–1:8–9
Wickerwork/basket
cover bottle, 30–3:3
imitation of ancient styles, 32–3:11–12
Wine jar, 38–3:3
Woodcutter, 31–2:19
Wuniu chanyue, 30–1:23–24
Wusong, 39–1:3
Xiyou ji (novel), 34–2:11; 36–3:7, 8, 12, 14–16
Xuanwu, 33–2:6
Yin-yang, 32–1:11, 14; 33–3:5; 34–2:10–11; 38–3:3
Zhang Daoling, 33–2:8–9
Zhao Gongming, 30–4:12
Zhong Kue, 30–1:3
Zhong Kui, 31–1:33, 33–2:8
Zodiacal animals, 30–1:11; 30–4:8; 31–3:21; 32–2:16; 33–2:7; 34–2:4; 35–2:21; 36–3:6; 38–2:15
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REIGN MARKS
Absence of, 31–2:18
Assessment, 31–2:15–18
Daoguang, 31–2:17–18; 34–3:8; 36–2:24; 38–3:3, 40; 39–1:26–27
Imperial porcelain, 31–2:16–17
Jiaqing, 31–2:17; 34–3:8; 36–2:24; 38–1:3; 38–3:3; 39–1:26
Jingdezhen porcelain, 39–1:5–6
Kangxi, 31–3:24; 34–3:39; 36–1:15; 36–2:4; 37–1:29; 39–3:37
Ming, 39–1:27
placement, 39–1:6–7
porcelain bottles, 39–1:25–26
Porcelain snuff bottles, 31–3:24
Qianlong, 31–2:16–17; 31–3:24; 34–3:7, 8, 9, 13; 35–3:38; 36–2:19; 38–1:3, 28–30, 31–32; 38–3:40; 39–1:5, 6, 21, 25–26, 28, 29; 39–2:49; 39–3:37
Qing, 31–2:15–16; 31–3:24; 38–1:28–30
Scripts for, 34–3:7–10
Tongzhi, 36–2:27
Yongzheng, 31–2:15; 34–3:9; 39–1:27–28
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SEAL MARKS, 35–3:8
Chen Mingyuan, 30–1:27
Qianlong, 30–1:8, 10; 30–4:3
Yang He Tang, 30–1:27
Yangzhou, 30–4:35
SNUFF DISHES AND ACCESSORIES, 39–3:29
Auctions
New York 1998, 30–3:25
New York 1999, 31–2:36
New York 2002, 34–1:35
Metal snuff dish with yin-yang symbol, 33–3:5
STOPPERS, 35–3:39; 37–2:25
Official’s-hat form, 31–3:8; 35–3:39
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TRIPLE BOTTLES, Daoguang porcelain, 31–2:8