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A WHITE AND BROWN JADE CARVED PEBBLE-FORM SNUFF BOTTLE
1750-1880
The bottle is carved on one side with a man holding a large stem of lingzhi, his face, hands
and naked torso carved from the white area of the stone while his robes and a ribbon-tied
double gourd on one of the narrow sides are carved from the opaque dark brown skin.
The reverse is carved with scrolling clouds.
2æ in. (6.9 cm.) high, plastic stopper
$8,000-10,000
PROVENANCE
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 2742.
EXHIBITED
Boston, International Chinese Snuf Bottle Society Convention,
The Barron Collection, 23-26 September 2008.
Imperial taste in the eighteenth century found novelty to be greatly amusing, which led to the
manipulation of materials for new and creative uses. The current bottle uses the white natural
pattern in the stone to form the fgure and his attributes, making the dificult task of carving
the jade appear natural and efortless, as if the pebble was found that way in a stream.
1750-1880年 褐白玉雕仙人鼻煙壺
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