A FINE WHITE JADE DOUBLE-GOURD BOTTLE

1750-1840

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A FINE WHITE JADE DOUBLE-GOURD BOTTLE
1750-1840
Of flattened, double gourd form with waisted neck, carved in low relief in the upper lobe with a poetic inscription that is continued on the reverse upper lobe, the lower lobe carved with blossoming prunus on one side and lingzhi and blossoming orchids on the other, the stone of even white tone, stopper
2 3/16in. (5.5cm.) high

Provenance

Hilda Somers Collection, acquired in 1948.

Lot Essay

The fourteen-character poem alludes to the uniquely pleasant fragrances of lingzhi, blossoming orchid, and plum.

For a very similar bottle by the same carver, see H. Moss, Snuff Bottles of China, London, 1971, p. 71, no. 29.

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