1740-1850

Details

AN OLIVE-GREEN AND RUSSET JADE SNUFF BOTTLE
1740-1850
The bottle is carved from opaque and mottled russet areas of the natural skin. Each narrow side is carved with a mask handle and an archaistic four-character seal script inscription, one reading chang le yong kang ('long life, eternal happiness'), the other yan nian yi shou ('May you have prolonged longevity'), and a studio name in archaic seal script, ji jin zhen shi fang ('The boat pavilion of auspicious bronze and sturdy rock'), is on the base.
2 5/8 in. (6.6 cm.) high, jadeite stopper

Provenance

Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd., Hong Kong.
Joe Grimberg Collection, Singapore.
Robert Kleiner, Belfont Company Ltd., Hong Kong.
Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd., Hong Kong, 2004.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 4068.

Exhibited

Boston, International Chinese Snuff Bottle Convention, The Barron Collection, 23-26 September 2008.

Special notice

This lot is offered without reserve. Items which contain rubies or jadeite originating in Burma (Myanmar) may not be imported into the U.S. As a convenience to our bidders, we have marked these lots with Y. Please be advised that a purchaser¹s inability to import any such item into the U.S. or any other country shall not constitute grounds for non-payment or cancellation of the sale. With respect to items that contain any other types of gemstones originating in Burma (e.g., sapphires), such items may be imported into the U.S., provided that the gemstones have been mounted or incorporated into jewellery outside of Burma and provided that the setting is not of a temporary nature (e.g., a string).

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Lot Essay

The seal mark on the base, ji jin zhen shi fang, may be associated with the late Qing carver Wang Rong (1817-1882), who published Ji jin zhen shi fang bai mei yin, a collection of seal impressions made from seals carved after the last names of one hundred beauties from various Chinese classical works.

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