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A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE GOURD-FORM SNUFF BOTTLE A CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL SNUFF BOTTLE
1750-1850 1760-1820

The somewhat irregular jade pebble is well carved as a lobed The bottle is decorated on each fat side with a shou character
gourd borne on a leafy vine that extends around the sides from the encircled by foliated dragons reserved on a blue ground within an
quadrilobed calyx that forms the concave foot. The russet color in the octalobed panel surrounded by foliate sprays, and on the narrow sides
stone is used to highlight the leaves on one side. with foliate motifs on a red band, all below ruyi and key-fret borders
2æ in. (7 cm.) high, mother-of-pearl stopper above.
2¿ in. (5.3 cm.) high, original cloisonné enamel stopper
$2,500-3,500
$2,500-3,500
PROVENANCE:
PROVENANCE:
Hugh Moss (HK) Ltd., Hong Kong, 1994.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 1645. Robert Hall, London, 1994.
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 1621.
EXHIBITED:
EXHIBITED:
Boston, International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society Convention, The
Barron Collection, 23-26 September 2008. Boston, International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society Convention, The
Barron Collection, 23-26 September 2008.
1750-1850年 白玉雕「瓜瓞綿綿」鼻煙壺
For a related example, with differing ground tones, from the J & J
Collection see Moss, Graham, Tsang, The Art of the Chinese Snuff Bottle,
The J&J Collection, New York, 1993, Volume II, p. 444, no. 266.

1760-1820年 掐絲琺瑯開光螭龍團壽紋鼻煙壺

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