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A WHITE JADE 'GUARDIAN LION' SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY, 1780-1880 White jade, with smooth surface
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A WHITE JADE 'GUARDIAN LION' SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY, 1780-1880 White jade, with smooth surface polish, of even white color with a nuance of lavender in some areas. China, 1780-1880Well carved in slight relief to depict a guardian lion pair, with one lion on each side. The male leaning his paw upon an embroidered ball (in imperial contexts, representing supremacy over the world).Shape: Ovoid, bulbous formHollowing: ExcellentMouth, neck and lip: Wide mouth, cylindric neck, symmetric on the in- and outsideBase: Oval, flatStopper: Green glass in imitation of jade, with a small pearl on topHeight of the bottle with stopper: 6.7 cmWidth of the mouth: 9 mmWidth of the neck: 19 mmCondition: Mint conditionProvenance: Robert Kleiner. British private collectionLiterature comparison: Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. Sotheby’s, November 6th 2013, LONDON, lot 396 (for a bottle of similar material, shape, color and carving technique).Expertise: Alexander Zacke白玉雕獅子鼻煙壺, 清代, 1780–1880 年白玉, 平整磨光, 帶點紫色的溫和白色, 中國, 1780–1880 年巧妙地雕成獅子一對, 每邊成一只. 雄獅戲珠 (在皇家環境代表至高無上的意思.)形狀：卵形掏膛：完善瓶口、頸、瓶唇： 寬口, 圓柱形頸, 外形與內形對稱底足：橢圓, 平面蓋: 翠色玻璃, 模仿玉, 頭部帶小珠高（帶蓋）：6.7厘米口徑：0.9厘米頸部直徑：1.9厘米狀態敘述：完整來源：Robert Kleiner 先生舊藏. 英國私人舊藏文獻: Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. Sotheby’s, 2013 年11月6日, LONDON, 編號396
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A WHITE JADE 'GUARDIAN LION' SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY, 1780-1880 White jade, with smooth surface polish, of even white color with a nuance of lavender in some areas. China, 1780-1880Well carved in slight relief to depict a guardian lion pair, with one lion on each side. The male leaning his paw upon an embroidered ball (in imperial contexts, representing supremacy over the world).Shape: Ovoid, bulbous formHollowing: ExcellentMouth, neck and lip: Wide mouth, cylindric neck, symmetric on the in- and outsideBase: Oval, flatStopper: Green glass in imitation of jade, with a small pearl on topHeight of the bottle with stopper: 6.7 cmWidth of the mouth: 9 mmWidth of the neck: 19 mmCondition: Mint conditionProvenance: Robert Kleiner. British private collectionLiterature comparison: Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. Sotheby’s, November 6th 2013, LONDON, lot 396 (for a bottle of similar material, shape, color and carving technique).Expertise: Alexander Zacke白玉雕獅子鼻煙壺, 清代, 1780–1880 年白玉, 平整磨光, 帶點紫色的溫和白色, 中國, 1780–1880 年巧妙地雕成獅子一對, 每邊成一只. 雄獅戲珠 (在皇家環境代表至高無上的意思.)形狀：卵形掏膛：完善瓶口、頸、瓶唇： 寬口, 圓柱形頸, 外形與內形對稱底足：橢圓, 平面蓋: 翠色玻璃, 模仿玉, 頭部帶小珠高（帶蓋）：6.7厘米口徑：0.9厘米頸部直徑：1.9厘米狀態敘述：完整來源：Robert Kleiner 先生舊藏. 英國私人舊藏文獻: Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. Sotheby’s, 2013 年11月6日, LONDON, 編號396
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