EMBELLISHMENT, TSUDA FAMILY, KYOTO, JAPAN, 1900-1940; BOTTLE, CHINA, 1740-1860

細節

**AN EMBELLISHED PALE GREY AND RUSSET JADE SNUFF BOTTLE
EMBELLISHMENT, TSUDA FAMILY, KYOTO, JAPAN, 1900-1940; BOTTLE, CHINA, 1740-1860
The stone of an attractive variegated grey and pale brown color, and the bottle of compressed ovoid form with a concave lip and foot, the body embellished with soapstone, tortoiseshell, and lacquer with a continuous garden scene with four ladies and two young boys, one holding a long pole with a blade on the end, the other carrying a basket full of fruit, one of the women also carrying a basket, another with an empty basket over her shoulder, a third woman holding a flowering twig, all beneath a large fruiting tree and a bat in flight, coral stopper with perforated bronze collar
2¼ in. (5.8 cm.) high

來源

Aurel Schwarz, Laguna Beach, California, 1992
Neal W. and Frances R. Hunter Collection
Sotheby's, New York, 15 September 1998, lot 226
Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd.

展覽

Christie's, Los Angeles, 2003

注意事項

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.

拍品專文

This is among the finest of all Japanese embellished snuff bottles attributed to the Tsuda family. It is exceptional for incorporating tortoiseshell, which has been used to create the bat on one shoulder. For another masterpiece from the same hand, and a discussion on this intriguing group of Japanese embellished snuff bottles, see the example from the J & J Collection illustrated in Moss, Graham, Tsang, The Art of the Chinese Snuff Bottle, no. 302, which later sold in these rooms, 29 March 2006, lot 40.