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A MUTED GRAY AND RIVER-BROWN JADE 'FLOWERING
PRUNUS' BOTTLE
1760-1850
Of oval cylindrical outline depicting a tree stump with gnarly knots
and a branch of budding and flowering prunus or possibly depicting a
prunus branch over eddies in a flowing stream beneath, a small notch
at the center of the blossoms, carved as a small knot or more possibly
as a crescent moon, the top and base of the bottle with swirling knot
or wave-like coils, the top wih a small cylindrical hole and a well-
hollowed interior.
2 9/16in (6.5cm) high, stopper

$3,000 - 5,000
1760-1850 棕灰玉刻梅花圖鼻煙壺一件
Provenance:
Charles C. Cox Collection, New Zealand
Robert Hall, London, 1996
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 2320
Christie's New York, Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, 16 March 2016,
lot 402

來源：
Charles C. Cox收藏，新西蘭
Robert Hall，倫敦，1998年
露芙及卡尔‧巴伦珍藏，Belmont，马萨诸塞州，編號2320
佳士得，紐約，露芙及卡尔‧巴伦珍藏，2016年3月16日，拍品號402
A fascinating jade carving with two possible readings of the overall
design. While it seems most likely that the vessel is a stylized knotted
tree stump, the large knots to the trunk may also depict large swirling
eddies in a fast-flowing stream. Similarly, a very small deeply carved
'knot' amidst the blossom may also represent a crescent moon (a
classic Chinese subject).

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