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拍品专文
The appearance of fish in Chinese art symbolizes abundance. The current bottle contains three fish, possibly conveying the wish for abundance three times over.
Compare to a related agate bottle from the collection of George and Mary Bloch, also utilizing the unique circular pattern of the stone to create water life and gold fish illustrated by Moss, Graham, Tsang in A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles, the Mary and George Bloch Collection, Vol. 2, Part 2, Hong Kong, 1998, pp. 404-407, no. 331.
Compare to a related agate bottle from the collection of George and Mary Bloch, also utilizing the unique circular pattern of the stone to create water life and gold fish illustrated by Moss, Graham, Tsang in A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles, the Mary and George Bloch Collection, Vol. 2, Part 2, Hong Kong, 1998, pp. 404-407, no. 331.