of flattened ovoid form with a waisted neck, the outer shell incised and pierced with the design of the ‘Eight Buddhist Emblems’ between ruyi-bands surrounding the shoulder and base, all covered with a white glaze

Bob C. Stevens 收藏
Sotheby Parke-Bernet Honolulu，1981年11月7日，拍品編號58

「Collection of Bob C. Stevens」，Mikimoto Hall，東京，1978年10月22至31日，圖錄編號70

Bob C. Stevens，《The Collector’s Book of Snuff Bottles》，紐約，1980年，編號264

There is a chip to the ribbon of one emblem. There are scattered firing cracks and small glaze chips to the body.
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