1500-1700

細節

**AN UNUSUAL GREY, BLACK AND WHITE JADE SNUFF BOTTLE
1500-1700
Of cylindrical form curving into a flat top and bottom, the narrow mouth with a small, raised lip; the black-speckled material carved on the top and bottom with formalized mallow flowers and around the body with a three-clawed winged dragon amidst clouds, jadeite stopper with pearl finial
1 in. (3.06 cm.) high

來源

Anthony Yang
Christie's, Hong Kong, 30 October 1995, lot 942
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

Stylistically, the carving on the current bottle is Ming rather than Qing. The winged dragon in this style was common on Ming metalwork, ceramics and other applied arts and relatively rarer during the Qing dynasty. The shape is also not typical of the snuff bottle and it is probably a pre-snuff container for a different material which has been converted for use as a snuff bottle by the addition of a spoon and stopper. As such it is extremely rare, since despite the many protestations that Ming medicine bottles were converted for use as snuff bottles during the Qing, medicine bottles which are convincingly Ming in any material are rare.