Lot Essay
Cf. an almost identical bottle in the National Palace Museum in Beijing, illustrated in Zhongguo Yuqi Quanji, vol. 6, Qing, pl. 135.
Details
A FINE WHITE JADE BOTTLE
18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY PALACE WORKSHOP
Of oval section, the surface carved in low relief with archaistic 'C' and 'S' curls suggesting taotie masks, the shoulders with lion-mask handles, the stone of translucent, even white tone
2 5/8in. (6cm.) high, stopper
18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY PALACE WORKSHOP
Of oval section, the surface carved in low relief with archaistic 'C' and 'S' curls suggesting taotie masks, the shoulders with lion-mask handles, the stone of translucent, even white tone
2 5/8in. (6cm.) high, stopper