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Sep 9 2017 - The new Manulife tower looks like a see through building.. so reflective of the sky it's like a total mirror to the outside world.
The coolest part about San Miniato was these panels of very, very thin marble near the altar. When the sun shone on them outside, they glowed red — not enough light got through to illuminate the place, but just enough to give the walls a freaky red glow.
I'll bet you can't tell what this is. I've done no fiddling (apart from a minor white balance correction).
Go on, have a guess.
Probably Palace Workshops, Beijing
The bottle is carved through the translucent sapphire-blue overlay to the bubble-suffused transparent ground on either side with bowls of Buddha's hand citron and grapes on raised stands resting on a stack of books.
6.4 cm high, shell and glass stopper
www.christies.com/lotfinder/lot/a-blue-overlay-clear-glas...
Estimate : $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
Price Realized : $ 2,500
Christie's
The Ruth And Carl Barron Collection Of Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles : Part II
New York, 16 Mar 2016
Dauin, Philippines.
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