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A VERY RARE IMPERIAL YELLOW JADE HEXAGONAL SNUFF BOTTLE

1700-1760, PROBABLY PALACE WORKSHOPS BEIJING

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A VERY RARE IMPERIAL YELLOW JADE HEXAGONAL SNUFF BOTTLE
1700-1760, probably palace workshops beijing
The body slightly tapering toward the base, with six evenly cut sides canted above the shallow circular foot, the undulating shoulder rising to a waisted neck below the round everted mouth rim, the pale yellow stone with light milky clouding well hollowed to a soft translucency, minute rim nicks, polished green hardstone stopper

Lot Essay

Faceted bottles of this elegant form are very rare, and are usually found only made of crystal or glass, of which several examples can be seen in the world's major collections. According to Moss, Graham and Tsang, who discuss faceted shapes in The Art of the Chinese Snuff Bottle - The J&J Collection, New York, 1993, vol.II, p.560, such carving was begun during the Kangxi Period at the Palace Workshops and derived from European stylistic and technical influence during the early 1700's. Glass shapes tend to be less sharply angular, and the facets are not as flatly cut as in this jade example.

A comparable faceted bottle of dark green glass is illustrated ibid., p.560, no.333.

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