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1082 (two views) 1082
A fine white nephrite snuff bottle
1083 Possibly Imperial, 1750-1820
Very well-hollowed, the ovoid body resting upon a tall, spreading
58 | BONHAMS foot ring with incised leiwen pattern that repeat to the raised band
around the neck beneath its flat lip, the main sides finely carved in
rounded relief with split-tailed chilong; the translucent white stone
nearly flawless.
2 1/16in (5.2cm) high
$6,000 - 8,000

Provenance
Robert Hall, 19 May 1988

Exhibited
Norton Museum of Art, September-November 1997

白玉刻浮雕螭龍鼻煙壺

1083
A carved nephrite ‘rabbit’ snuff bottle
1780-1850
Designed in the form of a crouching rabbit with its ears folded back
and lightly incised fur; the slightly gray-tinged white stone marked with
dark gray specks.
2 5/8in (6.7cm) high
$2,000 - 3,000

Provenance
Bernard Wald, New York, 12 January 1988

白玉兔形鼻煙壺