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108 A RELIEF-CARVED YELLOW
AND BROWN JADE SNUFF
BOTTLE
㶭 湫
⋩ 䌱 QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY
ℓġ 晽
İġ 㜦 the rounded ß at body resting on a low foot and rising to a
⋩ Ⱉ short straight neck, the irregular russet skin along the narrow
ḅ 埴 sides skillfully carved with a scholar and an attendant amidst a
ᶾ 㕭 mountainous landscape with trees scrolling clouds, the scene set
䲨ġġġ ⚾ against the smooth yellowish-green underlying stone, green and
滣 red glass collar and stopper (2)
䄁
⢢ Height 2½ in., 6.3 cm

PROVENANCE
Collection of Florence (1920-2018) and Herbert (1917-2016)
Irving.
$ 6,000-8,000
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109 A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE
PEBBLE-FORM ‘CHILONG’
SNUFF BOTTLE
㶭 䘥
⋩ 䌱 QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY
ℓġ 晽
İġ 㴟 of generally ovoid form, well-hollowed and carved with a chilong
⋩ 㯜 partially submerged in waves, the swirls of water gently rippling
ḅ 坕 across the surface of the stone, the reverse undecorated, the
ᶾ 漵 stone a milky-white with icy inclusions and patches of caramel,
䲨ġġġ 䲳 remnant of a wood stopper (2)
滣
䄁 Height 2½ in., 6.4 cm
⢢

PROVENANCE
Collection of Florence (1920-2018) and Herbert (1917-2016)
Irving.
$ 4,000-6,000
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