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6093
A CARVED WHITE JADE SNUFF BOTTLE
1800-1920
Well-hollowed, the melon form bottle
decorated with well-carved leafy branches
and butterflies; the stone with a faint celadon
tinge marked with icy white specks.
2 7/8in (7.3cm) high
$4,000 - 6,000
1800-1920年 白玉雕瓜瓞綿綿鼻煙壺
6093 (two views)
6094
A FINELY CARVED WHITE JADE
SNUFF BOTTLE
1780-1850
Very well-hollowed, skillfully carved in relief
and incised with overlapping leaves to
resemble a bamboo shoot; the white stone
with soft luster marked with milky white
spots.
2 1/2in (6.4cm) high
$3,000 - 5,000
Compare a very similar white jade snuff bottle
from the Mary and George Bloch Collection,
published and illustrated in the exhibition
catalog Chinese Snuff Bottles. A Miniature
Art from the Collection of Mary and George
Bloch, Hong Kong Museum of Art, 18 March
1994 - 8 June 1994, no. 49, p. 103.
1780-1850年 白玉雕竹筍鼻煙壺
6094
CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES FROM TWO AMERICAN PRIVATE COLLECTIONS | 67
