A CHINESE WHITE JADE RECTANGULAR-SECTION SNUFF BOTTLE
19TH CENTURY
The plain body surmounted by a cylindrical neck and flanked by two lion masks holding rings in their mouths, all raised on a short tapering foot, the slightly recessed base incised with the hall mark Xing You Heng Tang, the pale stone of an even tone, 5.5cm.
The hall Xing You Heng Tang is known to have been the residence of the Manchu official Zhai Quan, who was one of the great grandsons of the Qianlong Emperor. Zhai Quan was a famous collector of works of art during the Daoguang and early Xianfeng periods before his death in 1854.
Cf. R Kleiner, Chinese Snuff Bottles in the Collection of Mary and George Bloch, p.101, no.58 for another jade snuff bottle with this hall mark which was sold at Bonhams Hong Kong on 27th May 2012, lot 131; see also Sotheby's Hong Kong, 2nd June 2016, lot 8 and Christie's London, 6th November 2012, lot 145 for a jade waterpot and brushpot also marked Xing You Heng Tang; see also The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Yixing Ware, pp.94-95, no.70 for an Yixing teapot incised with this hall mark and p.171, no.139 and p.188, no.154 for a Daoguang vase and bowl also with this mark.
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