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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEmAN
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a rare mughal-StYle White jade Snuff Bottle
QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
2 ¬ in. (6.6 cm.) high, box, tourmaline stopper
hK$120,000-260,000 US$16,000-33,000
provenance
Acquired in the 1950s-1970s
Sold at Christie’s New York, 24 march 2011, lot 1576
Jades influenced by the mughal style became popular under the reign of the Qianlong
Emperor (1736-1795). The skill of Indian lapidaries made a deep impression on the
emperor during the mid-reign, elevating these fine and intricate jade pieces to equal,
and sometimes even higher status than locally carved wares. At some time around 1760,
a Palace workshop, known as the ‘Tibetan Workshop’, was established to carve such
wares, and the style continued into the first half of the nineteenth century. Such wares
are characterized by a unique hybrid style which incorporates complex Indian design and
its preference for thinness and high polish into distinctive Chinese forms, as found in the
current bottle.
清十八/十九世紀 白玉雕痕都斯坦式鼻煙壺
來源
購於1950至1970年代
紐約佳士得，2011年3月24日，拍品1576號

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