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Property from a Private American Collection
A WELL-CARVED WHITE JADE SNUFF BOTTLE
PROBABLY SUZHOU, 1750-1850
Details
A WELL-CARVED WHITE JADE SNUFF BOTTLE
PROBABLY SUZHOU, 1750-1850
Of flattened form, one main side carved with a long-tailed crested bird on a flowering prunus branch with two lines of verse by the Southern Dynasties poet Lu Kai, followed by one seal reading Shanyue, the reverse left undecorated to highlight the attractive color of the stone, agate stopper
2 3/8 in. (6.2 cm.) high
PROBABLY SUZHOU, 1750-1850
Of flattened form, one main side carved with a long-tailed crested bird on a flowering prunus branch with two lines of verse by the Southern Dynasties poet Lu Kai, followed by one seal reading Shanyue, the reverse left undecorated to highlight the attractive color of the stone, agate stopper
2 3/8 in. (6.2 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired in the 1950s-70s.
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