A GOLDEN-YELLOW ‘AMBER’ GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE, PROBABLY IMPERIAL, QING DYNASTYTranslucent, almost flawless glass of intense, egg-yolk amber color China, 1727-1800Imperial yellow glass was a staple at the Imperial glassworks from the late Kangxi period onwards, being mentioned as early as 1702 in contemporary sources. Several varieties of yellow were used simultaneously. This is an example of the deep, rich, egg-yolk color.Generally, yellow glass occurs rarely as an undecorated monochrome such as this. Among the roughly thirty glass colors mentioned in the Yongzheng era Zaobanchu archives is liang huang, 'transparent yellow'. Another passage in the same archives, from 1727, refers to a transparent (touming) yellow glass, saying it strongly resembles amber and can be substituted for those more expensive materials in the making of various articles. This passage confirm that 'transparent yellow' glass was being produced by 1727.Shape: Flattened oval shapeHollowing: StandardMouth, neck and lip: Short cylindric neck with very large mouth, typical for 18th century Imperial bottlesBase: Oval base with raised foot rim, neatly executedDesign, marks, school: Attributed to the Imperial Glassworks BeijingStopper: White jadeite with splashes of intense emerald green, well carved old spoonHeight of the bottle with stopper: 6.8 cm.Width of the mouth: 9 mm.Width of the neck: 14 mm.Weight: 45.1Condition: Perfect condition with only minimal wearProvenance: From a Beverly Hills, California, private estate (old collector’s label to base)Literature comparison: Zhao Ruzheng in Jian Bian Bi Yan Hu illustrates a very similar yellow glass flattened rounded bottle, p. 35, no. 19. Compare the two glass bottles in the Palace Museum, Beijing, of similar yellow color, but of different shapes, illustrated in The Complete Collection of the Palace Museum - Snuff Bottles, vol. 47, Hong Kong, 2003, pp. 67-8, nos. 105-6.Auction result comparison: SNUFF BOTTLES FROM THE MARY AND GEORGE BLOCH COLLECTION: PART VI. Sotheby's, 27 MAY 2013, HONG KONG, lot 157. (for a similar bottle) IMPORTANT CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES FROM THE J&J COLLECTION. Christies, Hong Kong, 25 April 2004, lot 803. (for a similar bottle)嬌黃料光素鼻烟壺,或御製,清代半透明,幾乎完美的蛋黃琥珀色中國, 1727-1800壺型: 扁平橢圓形掏膛: 規整壺口、頸與唇部:短頸,壺口極大,典型的十八世紀御製鼻烟壺底足:橢圓底,高圈足,切割整齊造型、落款及流派:或爲北京御製工坊壺蓋: 白翡翠飄綠,雕刻精緻的壺杓壺高(含壺蓋):6.8 厘米口徑:9 毫米壺頸寬:14 毫米重量:45.1品相:完美,極其細微年代痕跡 來源:加利福尼亞比佛利山私人產業 ,可見藏家收藏標簽