Description:
A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE SNUFF BOTTLE
China, 18th – earlier 19th century. Well hollowed through a small mouth and finely carved in the shape of an eggplant with its vines and leaves and a squirrel and bat in light relief. The russet veins in the white stone well used to highlight certain areas of the design.
Provenance: From a private collection, London, England, acquired prior to 2000.
Condition: Excellent condition with only few microscopic nibbles and fine, natural patina.
Stopper: Carved malachite in the shape of a branch
Weight: 47.4 grams excluding stopper
Dimensions: Height including stopper 70 mm. Diameter mouth 5 mm.
Auction result comparison: Compare with a related bottle at Sotheby’s New York on November 24th, 2014, in Chinese Art, lot 1090.
白玉帶皮鼻烟壺
中國,十八至十九世紀初。小壺嘴,掏膛良好,隨形雕刻成帶葉茄子形,茄子上有一隻小松鼠和蝙蝠。白玉帶皮処被極好地融入構圖中。
來源:英國倫敦私人收藏,2000年之前購入
品相:保存極好,僅些微幾不可見的磕損,自然包漿
壺蓋:孔雀石雕樹枝形蓋
重量:47.4 克(不含蓋)
尺寸:含蓋高 70 毫米;壺嘴直徑5 毫米