A RARE WHITE JADE BOTTLE

IMPERIAL, PALACE WORKSHOPS, BEIJING 1700-1760

細節

A RARE WHITE JADE BOTTLE
Imperial, Palace Workshops, Beijing 1700-1760
Of decagonal shape, the well-hollowed body carved on each side with a floral medallion composed of radiating facets, the stone of even creamy-white tone with some faint beige mottling, stopper
1 7/8in. (4.8cm.) high

來源

Raymond Li, Hong Kong.

拍品專文

Bottles of this formalized floral form, probably based on the chrysanthemum, were produced at the Court in the Qianlong period and thereafter in a variety of materials, including glass. For further examples and discussion, see H. Moss, V. Graham, K.B. Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles: The Mary and George Bloch Collection, Hong Kong, 1998, vol. 2, Quartz, nos. 235 and 337, and B. Stevens, The Collector's Book of Snuff Bottles, New York, 1976, no. 1009. This is smaller, and of a softer profile than most.
For a crystal version of this same Imperial shape, see G. Tsang and H. Moss, Snuff Bottles of the Ch'ing Dynasty, Hong Kong Museum of Art, 1978, p. 108, no. 184.