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1084
An embellished white jade snuff bottle
The bottle: 1750-1820, embellishment: Tsuda family, Kyoto Japan,
20th century
Well-hollowed, of compressed globular form with a cylindrical neck, flat
lip, concave foot, the translucent and evenly hued white stone skillfully
applied with lacquer and soapstone chips of differing colors depicting an
exotic bird perching on a fruiting peach branch on one side, the verso
decorated with a meiren in a layered flowing robe, her left hand holding
a basket containing flowers, her right hand carrying an additional flower
branch over her slender shoulder; with traces of gilding.
2 1/4in (5.7cm) high
$4,000 - 6,000

Provenance
Jin Hing Co., Toronto Convention, October 2007
Estate of Jean Perkins Stuart

白玉嵌寶綬鳥美人鼻煙壺

1085 1085
A white nephrite ‘basket weave’ snuff bottle
1750-1820
Of tapering ovoid form with a short, cylindrical neck, flat lip and foot,
well-carved in relief to the body with tight basket weave patterns; the
evenly-toned white stone with natural fissure veins.
1 3/4in (4.5cm) high
$5,000 - 7,000

Provenance
Rare Art, New York, October 1995

Exhibited
Norton Museum of Art, September-November, 1997

白玉竹簍紋鼻煙壺

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