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A CELADON JADE ‘MONKEY AND SACK’ SNUFF BOTTLE A BLACK AND WHITE JADE ‘MONKEY AND SACK’
1860-1920 SNUFF BOTTLE
Of ovoid form, carved to resemble a ribbon-tied sack with two 1800-1900
monkeys holding on to the mouth of the sack, one holding a peach Carved as a sack tied at its neck with a ribbon over a blossoming
with its spare hand, the other grasping at the ribbon, the monkeys stalk, a large wasp resting on one side and a monkey climbing up
separated by a bow and a floral sprig, with two wasps below them, the towards the cloth lined sack opening, all supported on a concave
pale green stone with some black inclusions. circular foot, the translucent black and white stone with opaque white
2 3/4in (6.8cm) long inclusions enhanced with russet.
3in (7.6cm) high
$2,000 - 4,000
$2,000 - 4,000
1860-1920年 青玉雕代代封侯紋鼻煙壺
1800-1900年 黑白玉雕代代封侯紋鼻煙壺
Provenance:
Gilbert Crutel Arts d’Extreme Orient, Paris, France, 31 January 1981 Provenance:
Sotheby’s, New York, Important Chinese Snuff Bottles, from the Mei
來源： Ling Collection, 15 March 1984, lot 271
Gilbert Crutel遠東藝術，法國巴黎，1981年1月31日
來源：
紐約蘇富比，1984年3月15日，拍品編號271

The combination of a monkey, tied bag and wasp creates the rebus
daidai fenghou (May successive generations attain official title).

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