1800-1900

Details

A RARE CARVED GREEN AND RED JADEITE SNUFF BOTTLE
1800-1900
The bottle is carved on one side with the poet Li Bo resting with one hand raised holding a rhyton drinking cup which forms the mouth of the bottle in the green area of the stone. The reverse is carved through the red-colored area with a chained Buddhist lion with a bushy tail that wraps below Li Bo.
2 1/8 in. (5.3 cm.) high, silver stopper and spoon

Provenance

The Gerry P. Mack Collection.
Robert Kleiner, Belfont Company Ltd., Hong Kong, 2001.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 3119.

Special notice

This lot is offered without reserve.

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Lot Essay

The current bottle is very rare for its bold figural carving, heightened by the use of two-tone jadeite and the contrast created by the two colors. The carver masterfully used the break from one color to define the figure of poet Li Bo.

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