THE YAJI MASTER, JAPAN, 1860-1920

Details

A LARGE MOTHER-OF-PEARL-INSET WOOD SNUFF BOTTLE
THE YAJI MASTER, JAPAN, 1860-1920
The wood bottle is inset on each side with a mother-of-pearl panel finely carved with figures in pavilions in a mountainous retreat, and the narrow sides are carved with butterflies and blue vapor interrupted by ring handles on the shoulders.
3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm.) high, original wood cover with mother-of-pearl shou medallion

Provenance

Jin Hing & Co., Los Angeles, California.
Linda Riddell Hoffman Collection; Bonham's New York, 22 March 2011, lot 148.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 5187.

Special notice

This lot is offered without reserve.

Lot Essay

A bottle, also by the Yaji Master, with inset shell panels carved with similar landscapes and buildings, but of only white color, is illustrated in Moss, Graham, Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles, the Mary and George Bloch Collection, Vol. 7, Part 2, Hong Kong, 2009, pp. 604-606.

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