A PALE CELADON JADE SNUFF BOTTLE

19TH CENTURY

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A PALE CELADON JADE SNUFF BOTTLE
19th century
One side with freckled russet inclusions used in the relief carving of two horses grazing in the shade of a pine tree, the plain pale reverse carved with a bird in flight beside a prunus branch, mounted jasper stopper

Lot Essay

Horses in pairs are a popular subject for carved snuff bottles of either agate or jade, cf. three such bottles illustrated by H.White, Snuff Bottles from China, The Victoria and Albert Museum Collection, pl.19, p.53

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