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A lavender jadeite snuff bottle A lavender jadeite snuff bottle
Late Qing dynasty 1780-1860
Of flattened circular form, with a flat lip and an oval foot rim surrounding In the form of a pea pod or seed pod, the carving naturalistic, with one
a flat foot, each side carved with the Hehe twins and a lion dog, the stone edge featuring a double groove, the other with a single groove, the stone
with shades of lavender and white, and brief displays of emerald. with icy white inclusions and splashes of emerald green.
1 7/8in (4.7cm) 3 1/4in (8.3cm) long
$2,000 - 3,000 $8,000 - 10,000

Although the generous proportions and naturalistic rendering of this
bottle is unusual it is not unique. A nearly identically shaped bottle of
a similar size also in vividly hued jadeite is illustrated in Robert Kleiner
Treasures from the Sanctum of Enlightened Respect, Chinese snuff bottles
from the collection of Denis Low, p.77. A second example in stained
crystal is illustrated in A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles The Mary
and George Bloch Collection Vol 2, no 185, and a third, in purple glass
imitating amethyst is illustrated in Hugh M. Moss Snuff bottles of China
no 251. Subtle variations in size notwithstanding, each of the four bottles-
-the present one included--possess a nearly identical shape and detailing
of the grooved edges.

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