1800-1900

Jadeite comes from a remote part of Burma and first attracted the attention, and then the passion, of the Qianlong emperor, although regular supplies of the stone did not occur between China and Burma until 1784 when relations were improved. In the latter part of the Qianlong reign, snuff bottles were regularly made of jadeite for, and at the Court, and its ongoing popularity may be seen in a series of porcelain bottles and other wares with glazes imitating jadeite made during the Daoguang period (see, H. Moss, V. Graham and K.B. Tsang, The Art of the Chinese Snuff Bottle. The J & J Collection, New York, pp. 419-420).