PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF KIM GREEN A CARVED DUANSTONE SNUFF BOTTLEPossibly imperial, attributed to the Palace Workshops, 1736-1830 Of rounded form with shoulders sloping to a long cylindrical neck with a slightly concave mouth and with a neatly carved oval footrim, the narrow sides carved with mock mask-and-ring handles, well hollowed, carved in low relief on one main side with a crab in waves under the moon which floats through swirling clouds, the reverse with two coiling dragons in swirling clouds; stopper. 2 1/4in (5.6cm) high 1736-1830年 或為宮廷作坊御製 端石刻雙龍水蟹帶舗首銜環鼻煙壺 Provenance: The Paul Braga Collection Hong Kong, November 24th, 2012, lot 180 Clare Chu Kim Green (1958-2017) Collection, no. 136 來源： Paul Braga舊藏 香港邦瀚斯，2012年11月24日，拍品編號180 Clare Chu女士舊藏 Kim Green (1958-2017) 舊藏，藏品編號136 Duanstone,monly known as inkstone, is found in present-day Zhaoqing in Guangdong Province. Tang dynasty books mention different types of Duanstone and it is assumed that mining of the stone began during this period. See two other closely related bottles from the Mary and George Bloch Collection, illustrated by Moss, Graham and Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles: The Mary and George Bloch Collection , Vol. 3, Hong Kong , 1998, pp. 54-59, nos. 393 and 394.