Lot Essay
This piece of lapis exhibits an unusual dark intensity of color and evenness. The chi dragon is a typical motif found on Imperial products and often used as decoration on the side of bottles, as seen here.
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PROBABLY IMPERIAL, 1760-1850
Details
A LAPIS LAZULI SNUFF BOTTLE
PROBABLY IMPERIAL, 1760-1850
The bottle is of rounded, rectangular form with a cylindrical neck and recessed oval foot. The narrow sides are carved with stylized chi dragons. The stone is of deep bluish-purple tone with metallic pyrite inclusions.
2 7/16 in. (6.2 cm.) high
PROBABLY IMPERIAL, 1760-1850
The bottle is of rounded, rectangular form with a cylindrical neck and recessed oval foot. The narrow sides are carved with stylized chi dragons. The stone is of deep bluish-purple tone with metallic pyrite inclusions.
2 7/16 in. (6.2 cm.) high
Provenance
Zado Noorian, New York.
Martin Schoen Collection; acquired from Belle Schoen, New York, 9 June 1988.
Martin Schoen Collection; acquired from Belle Schoen, New York, 9 June 1988.
Exhibited
Exhibition of Chinese Snuff Bottles of the 17th and 18th Centuries from the Collection of Mr. & Mrs. Martin Schoen, China Institute in America, New York, 1 December 1952-31 January 1953, no. 50.
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