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         A CARVED BLUE JADEITE ‘FLORAL’ SNUFF              清1770-1840年   御製糯種翡翠雕花卉紋鼻煙壺
         BOTTLE                                            （連翡翠鼻煙碟）
         IMPERIAL, QING DYNASTY, 1770-1840
         The decagonal bottle is carved on each main side with a stylised   來源
         flower-head, the stone of a translucent, pale greyish-blue tone.   壺：Howard Kaplan，洛杉磯
         Together with a jadeite snuff dish.               Ann及John Hamilton伉儷珍藏，編號193，紐約蘇富比，2003
         Bottle: 2Ω in. (6.3 cm.) high, tourmaline stopper;    年3月27日，拍品270號
         Dish: 17 in. (4.6 cm.) diam.                 (2)
                                                           碟：倫敦蘇富比，1979年12月，拍品486號
         HK$260,000-350,000              US$34,000-45,000
                                                           出版
         PROVENANCE                                        壺：莫士撝、薩進德，《水松石山房鼻煙壺珍藏：第一部 宮
         Bottle: Howard Kaplan (The Jade Collector), Los Angeles
         The Ann and John Hamilton Collection, no. 193, sold at   廷風趣、技藝在鼻煙壺美術中所起的作用》，香港，2017
         Sotheby’s New York, 27 March 2003, lot 270        年，編號31.4.98
         Dish: Sold at Sotheby's London, December 1979, lot 486   翡翠於十八世紀中旬開始大量流入清宮，成為乾隆皇帝鍾愛的玉石之
                                                           一，並製作顏色多樣的翡翠鼻煙壺，當中多角形鼻煙壺深受歡迎，而本
         LITERATURE
         Bottle: Hugh Moss and Stuart Sargent, The Water Pine and   拍品呈十角形，比一般八角形鼻煙壺尺寸更大、造型更豐富，腹部雕花
         Stone Retreat Collection of Snuff Bottles. Part One. Imperial   瓣紋，猶如雪中綻放的藍菊，極具韻味。有一件器形及紋飾基本相同的
         Influence over the Snuff Bottle Arts, Hong Kong, 2017, no.   藍翡翠鼻煙壺，可能與本拍品源自同一作坊，著錄於莫士撝、薩進德，
         31.4.98                                           《水松石山房鼻煙壺珍藏：第一部 宮廷風趣、技藝在鼻煙壺美術中所起
                                                           的作用》，e-yaji.com，編號 31.4.135。
         Jadeite was a much favoured material for the Qianlong Emperor, and
         during the second half of his reign, the court had access to reasonable
         quantities of jadeite of various colours, including the enthralling blue
         jadeite seen on the current snuff bottle. Bottles of facetted form
         became hugely popular at court starting from the mid-Qing period, and
         the current bottle is of decagonal form, which is considerably larger
         than most existing octagonal bottles, giving rise to a more complex
         form with two extra facets. Each main side has the facets scalloped to
         represent a stylised flower, possibly a chrysanthemum in reminiscent of
         a blue blossom. A similarly facetted blue jadeite snuff bottle, possibly
         made from the same set due to their similar sizes, is illustrated in Hugh
         Moss and Stuart Sargent, The Water Pine and Stone Retreat Collection
         of Snuff Bottles. Part One. Imperial Influence over the Snuff Bottle Arts,
         e-yaji.com, no. 31.4.135.



















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