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A TURQUOISE MATRIX ‘PEA-POD’ SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY A TURQUOISE ‘CARP’ SNUFF BOTTLE, REPUBLIC PERIOD
Turquoise matrix with characteristic black veining and good yellowish Turquoise of even color and almost pure quality with only a few tiny black
patina. inclusions. Good slightly yellowish patina.
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China, 19 century China, early 20 century
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Reasonably well hollowed and carved in the form of two pea- or bean- Delicately carved to depict a carp emerging from a wavy pattern which
pods growing from a severed branch with leaves and tendrils and two also forms the stand of this bottle. Neatly incised detail work.
flying bats as symbols of luck in high relief.
Shape: Natural
Shape: Natural Hollowing: Fair
Hollowing: Good Mouth, neck and lip: Flat top with small mouth
Mouth, neck and lip: Mouth succinct to depiction Base: Succinct to depiction
Base: None Stopper: Coral carved in the shape of a branch
Stopper: Jadeite carved in the shape of a tendril Height of the bottle with stopper: 6 cm.
Height of the bottle with stopper: 6,2 cm. Width of the mouth: 4 mm.
Width of the mouth: 6 mm. Weight: 29 grams
Weight: 124,6 grams Condition: Excellent, with one tiny chip to one of the carp’s fins
Condition: Excellent condition with one tiny chip and a few microscopic Provenance: Hungarian private collection
nibbles
Provenance: Hungarian private collection 㮹⚳⸜攻䵈㜦䞛”歱欂”滣䂇⢢
䵈㜦䞛炻刚㽌⛯⊣炻岒⛘役᷶䲼㶐炻ⷞ㚱ṃ姙湹刚⟲炻晽ⶍ䱦䳘炻⊭
Literature comparison: A bamboo bean-pod snuff bottle in the National 㻧列⤥
Palace Museum is dated by the museum to the 1780 – 1911 range. ᷕ⚳炻20ᶾ䲨⇅㛇
⑩䚠㤝⤥
Auction result comparison: FINE CHINESE ART. Bonham’s, 25 May 2011, ⊰䈁⇑䥩Ṣ㓞啷
HONG KONG, lot 79. (for a related pea-pod bottle)
EstimateġEUR 300,-
㶭ẋ寴寮半✳䵈㜦䞛滣䂇⢢ Starting price EUR 150,-
䵈㜦䞛冯㖶栗䘬揝䶂冯列⤥䘬㶉湫刚⊭㻧
ᷕ⚳炻IJĺᶾ䲨
⑩䚠㤝⤥
⊰䈁⇑䥩Ṣ㓞啷

EstimateġEUR 300,-
Starting price EUR 150,-

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