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A CARVED YELLOW AND RUSSET JADE SNUFF BOTTLE
MASTER OF THE ROCKS SCHOOL, 1740-1860 Boston, International Chinese Snuf Bottle Convention, The Barron
The bottle is carved in relief on both sides with confronting Collection, 23-26 September 2008.
archaistic dragons centered on a pearl, and on the narrow sides in
relief with a single chilong. The surface of the bottle is of mottled For a discussion of the Master of the Rocks School of carving, see
dark and medium opaque russet color with an area of greyish-olive Moss, Graham, Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuf Bottles: The
color visible on the narrow sides. Mary and George Bloch Collection, Hong Kong, 1995, Vol. 1,
pp. 340-373, nos. 133-143.
2Ω in. (6.3 cm.) high, glass stopper
An uncarved bottle exhibiting a similar leather-type ‘skin’,
$10,000-15,000 enveloping both sides of the bottle while revealing the lighter
translucent jade on the narrow sides, is also illustrated by Moss,
PROVENANCE Graham, Tsang, ibid., pp. 36-37.
1740-1860年 玉雕拐子龍紋鼻煙壺
Robert Kleiner, London, 2002.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts,
no. 3479.
(another view)
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