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Lot Essay
Parfumiers of this type were usually made from bamboo and became popular in the late Ming period. Filled with scented herbs and incense, they were used to scent rooms, in particular, the scholar's studio, as the carved container would have been similar in style to the other scholar's accoutrements, such as brushpots, tool vases, brushrests and paper clips.
Compare with three related white jade parfumiers in the Palace Museum Collection, Beijing, illustrated in Jadeware (III), The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Hong Kong, 1995, nos. 36, 37 and 38. A cylindrical white jade parfumier carved with the same scene was sold at Christie's London, 4 November 2008, lot 3.
Compare with three related white jade parfumiers in the Palace Museum Collection, Beijing, illustrated in Jadeware (III), The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Hong Kong, 1995, nos. 36, 37 and 38. A cylindrical white jade parfumier carved with the same scene was sold at Christie's London, 4 November 2008, lot 3.