Description
This catalogue consists of two scholarly essays, “Abstract by Xia Gengqi, Zhang Rong, Palace Museum, Beijing” and “Studio Marks in Imperial and Court Related Snuff Bottles” by Peter Y.K. Lam.
The Imperial Connection: Court Related Chinese Snuff Bottles
Author: Humphrey Hui & Peter Lam
Publisher: Art Museum The Chinese University of Hong Kong
USD $135.00
The 139 bottles in this catalogue are selected from the Humphrey K.F. Hui Collection, sharing a collective theme of “Court-related”. All the bottles possess the provenance of the Qing Emperors and their entourage, including the court officials. Eighty six pieces are with imperial poems or inscriptions, reign marks, imperial and private hall marks and are valuable documentary pieces in the study of Chinese snuff bottles.
Hardcover, text in English and Chinese, 255 pages, colour, 9.3 x 11.8″, published in 1998
ISBN: 9627101397