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拍品專文
Other jades of irregular shape carved to depict natural flowers or buds are known, but this appears to be the only published example depicting a peony flowerhead.
For a magnolia bud, see Robert Kleiner, Chinese Snuff Bottles in the Collection of Mary and George Bloch, London, British Museum, 1995, Catalogue, p. 131, no. 77; for a bamboo shoot, see Robert Kleiner, ibid, pp. 132-133, no. 78; and an aubergine in spinach green jade, ibid, p. 151, no. 91. For a lotus, see Hugh Moss, Victor Graham and Ka Bo Tsang, The Art of the Chinese Snuff Bottle, The J & J Collection, Hong Kong, 1993, vol. I, p. 107, no. 48
For a magnolia bud, see Robert Kleiner, Chinese Snuff Bottles in the Collection of Mary and George Bloch, London, British Museum, 1995, Catalogue, p. 131, no. 77; for a bamboo shoot, see Robert Kleiner, ibid, pp. 132-133, no. 78; and an aubergine in spinach green jade, ibid, p. 151, no. 91. For a lotus, see Hugh Moss, Victor Graham and Ka Bo Tsang, The Art of the Chinese Snuff Bottle, The J & J Collection, Hong Kong, 1993, vol. I, p. 107, no. 48