IMPERIAL, ATTRIBUTED TO THE PALACE WORKSHOPS, BEIJING, 1720-1800

细节

**A WHITE JADE FACETED OCTAGONAL SNUFF BOTTLE
IMPERIAL, ATTRIBUTED TO THE PALACE WORKSHOPS, BEIJING, 1720-1800
The well-hollowed bottle of compressed ovoid form with an octagonal profile, each main side carved with four facets on a convex oval panel, the foot carved in relief seal script in a recessed panel with a functioning seal, Shenquan ('Girdled Spring'), the stone of slightly greenish-white tone, glass stopper with silver collar
2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm.) high

来源

Christie's New York, 2 December 1993, lot 425
Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd.

展览

Empress Place, Singapore, 9 April - 7 August 1994

注意事项

Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.

拍品专文

The faceted form of this bottle identifies it as one of a series produced for the Court at the Palace workshops during the eighteenth century. Such bottles were frequently also distributed as gifts to officials and others by the Emperor, and the unusual functioning seal here, combining two of the popular literati functional objects of the Qing dynasty, was probably added by the original recipient or a subsequent owner. Shengquan is probably an assumed name, but does not appear to be recorded as having been adopted by any prominent literatus or artist.