1770-1830

細節

**A FINE AND RARE LAVENDER JADEITE SNUFF BOTTLE
1770-1830
The very well-hollowed bottle of compressed ovoid form with recessed foot, the stone of variegated icy grey-blue and lavender color, glass stopper with glass collar
2 in. (5.08 cm.) high

來源

Julie and Al Stempel
Sotheby's (PB 84), New York, 11 October 1979, lot 218
Hugh M. Moss Ltd.

出版

Moss, Graham, Tsang, The Art of the Chinese Snuff Bottle. The J & J Collection, Vol. I, no. 61

展覽

Christie's, New York, 1993
Empress Place Museum, Singapore, 1994
Museum für Kunsthandwerk, Frankfurt, 1996-1997
Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, London, 1997
Naples Museum of Art, Florida, 2002
Portland Museum of Art, Oregon, 2002
National Museum of History, Taipei, 2002
International Asian Art Fair, Seventh Regiment Armory, New York, 2003
Poly Art Museum, Beijing, 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

Among a range of extremely well-hollowed nephrite and jadeite snuff bottles made during the mid-Qing period and probably at, or for, the Court, there is a very small group of jadeite bottles of lavender, lilac or blue coloring. Jadeite fascinated the Qianlong Emperor and became an obsession with him, leading to disastrous attempts to invade Burma and bring the area of the jadeite mines under Chinese control. Although this soured relations and made the material more difficult to acquire officially, demand from the Court prompted cross-border trade and brightly colored stone still reached the Court lapidaries. Although the majority of lilac and lavender jadeite of brighter colors was found and carved in the later-Qing period, occasionally these rarer colors were sent to China during the mid-Qing. This remarkable and rare example combines grey-blue and lavender coloring, a rare combination, with the popular ovoid form of the day and excellent hollowing, also typical of the mid-Qing period.