A PALE CELADON ‘WRAPPED’ JADE SNUFF BOTTLE, 18th – 19th CENTURYVery pure nephrite of even color, with hardly any inclusions at allChina, 18th- 19th centuryThe body of the vessel is partially wrapped with a brocade cloth, leaving one shoulder naked. The wrapping cloth with a repeating petal diaper motif carved and incised in light relief. The shoulders with lion mask rings carved in high relief, with one mask covered by the brocade cloth. Shape: Sweeping rectangular form with rounded shoulders, slightly bulbousHollowing: Very goodMouth, neck and lip: Short sprawling neck with slanted lip and tiny mouthBase: Oval convex baseStopper: Imperial Beijing style stopper carved out of one single piece of mother of pearl, old spoonHeight of the bottle with stopper: 6.8 cm.Width of the mouth: 6 mm.Width of the neck: 16 mm.Weight: 47.2 gramsCondition: Perfect conditionProvenance: UK private collectionAuction result comparison: CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS. Bonham’s, 19 March 2018, NEW YORK, lot 8025. (for a celadon jade bottle with a similar motif)青白玉雕袈裟鼻烟壺,十八至十九世紀非常純净的青白玉,幾乎沒有任何雜色中國, 十八至十九世紀壺型:長形圓肩, 掏膛:極好壺口、頸與唇部:短頸,撇唇,小口底足:橢圓高圈足壺蓋:北京御製風格壺蓋,官帽頂珠形,老杓壺高(含壺蓋): 6.8 厘米口徑:6 毫米壺頸寬:16 毫米重量:47.2 克品相:完美來源:英國私人收藏