A CHINESE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE

A CHINESE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE
1770-1840

The honey-coloured stone finely carved with the Demon Queller, Zhonggui, dancing with a second demon on a cloud, the reverse carved with a fisherman hauling a carp from a river 6cm.

Provenance: an English private collection, formerly from the collection of Bernald Ward, New York, purchased from Belfont Company (HongKong) Ltd., 7th September 2006, a copy of the invoice is available.