Lot 683
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A WHITE AND BROWN JADE CARVED PEBBLE-FORM SNUFF BOTTLE
This lot is offered without reserve.
A WHITE AND BROWN JADE CARVED PEBBLE-FORM SNUFF BOTTLE

1750-1880

Details
A WHITE AND BROWN JADE CARVED PEBBLE-FORM SNUFF BOTTLE
1750-1880
The bottle is carved on one side with a man holding a large stem of lingzhi, his face, hands and naked torso carved from the white area of the stone while his robes and a ribbon-tied double gourd on one of the narrow sides are carved from the opaque dark brown skin. The reverse is carved with scrolling clouds.
2 ¾ in. (6.9 cm.) high, plastic stopper
Provenance
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 2742.
Exhibited
Boston, International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society Convention, The Barron Collection, 23-26 September 2008.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.

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Lot Essay

Imperial taste in the eighteenth century found novelty to be greatly amusing, which led to the manipulation of materials for new and creative uses. The current bottle uses the white natural pattern in the stone to form the figure and his attributes, making the difficult task of carving the jade appear natural and effortless, as if the pebble was found that way in a stream.

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