PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF KIM GREEN AN YIXING SNUFF BOTTLE1780-1900 Of pear shape with a long cylindrical neck and with a neatly carved inset oval foot, inscribed on one shoulder with a potter's mark, Zhiyuan; stopper. 2 3/8in (5.9cm) high 1780-1900年 宜興陶胎鼻煙壺 《志遠》楷書陰文刻款 Provenance: Robert Hall, London, 28 October 1998 Kim Green (1958-2017) Collection, no. 50 來源： 倫敦Robert Hall古董行，1998年10月28日 Kim Green（1958-2017）舊藏，藏品編號50 Terese Bartholomew notes that it is not only a small group of snuff bottles that is stamped with the craftsman's mark of Zhiyuan, but his name also appears on Zisha teapots from the same period. The name, Zhiyuan, can be translated as "Far Reaching Ambition." An almost identical example is in the collection of Dr. Vincent Fausone, Jr., CA.