1780-1833

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A RARE CARVED RUSSET AND PALE WHITE JADE SNUFF BOTTLE
1780-1833
With flat lip and foot surrounded by a footrim, carved around the sides with a writhing dragon in pursuit of a flaming pearl, inscribed Yitang on the base, the very well-hollowed bottle with soft, attractive polish, coral stopper with jadeite finial
2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) high

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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. Items which contain rubies or jadeite originating in Burma (Myanmar) may not be imported into the U.S. As a convenience to our bidders, we have marked these lots with Y. Please be advised that a purchaser¹s inability to import any such item into the U.S. or any other country shall not constitute grounds for non-payment or cancellation of the sale. With respect to items that contain any other types of gemstones originating in Burma (e.g., sapphires), such items may be imported into the U.S., provided that the gemstones have been mounted or incorporated into jewellery outside of Burma and provided that the setting is not of a temporary nature (e.g., a string).

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Two bottles from the collection of Mary and George Bloch which bear the same Yitang mark are illustrated by H. Moss, V. Graham, K.B. Tsang, A Treasury of Snuff Bottles, The Mary and George Bloch Collection, Vol. 1, Jade, Hong Kong, 1995, pp. 380-3, nos. 146 and 147. A third bottle bearing this mark, from the J & J Collection, was sold in these rooms, 30 March 2005, lot 80.

Yitang is an alternate name of Nayancheng who was a poet, calligrapher and statesman with a long and varied career (see Arthur W. Hummel, Eminent Chinese of the Ch'ing Period, pp. 584-7, where Yitang is listed as a hao, or assumed artistic name). Nayancheng was a Manchu and a member of the Plain White Banner. His other appointments include those of sub-chancellor of the Grand Secretariat during the late 18th/early 19th century, and a number of military and legal positions and governor-generalships in Guangzhou, Kharashar, Yarkand and Kashgar. His time spent in the Western regions would have put him in contact with the nephrite trade, and as such, it is not surprising that as a snuff-taker, he would have had snuff bottles made from jade and inscribed with his name.