A 'BROCADE-WRAPPED' LONGEVITY WHITE JADE BOTTLE

1760-1850

Details

A 'BROCADE-WRAPPED' LONGEVITY WHITE JADE BOTTLE
1760-1850
Of flattened spherical form with waisted neck, crisply carved in low relief with a design of brocade with a stylized floral diaper pattern wrapped around the bottle and tied in a knot on one side, the bottle with an overall design of small shou medallions, the stone of white tone with faint greenish tinge and with some pale russet inclusions to one side, stopper
2 1/8in. (5.4cm.) high

Provenance

Hilda Somers Collection, acquired in 1947.

Lot Essay

The design wishes the owner longevity, and is similar to another example from the same school in H. Moss, V. Graham, K.B. Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles: The Mary and George Bloch, Hong Kong, 1995, vol. 1, Jade, no. 28.

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