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A PLAIN WHITE AND RUSSET JADE SNUFF BOTTLE White nephrite with clouds of russet, good hand polish.
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A PLAIN WHITE AND RUSSET JADE SNUFF BOTTLE White nephrite with clouds of russet, good hand polish. China, 1780-1850One side left flat to preserve clouds of deep russet 'skin' within the pure white of the stone under a gently undulating plane, while the other side revealing the very white nephrite itself.Shape: Of upright, flattened form with rounded shoulders and triangular sectionHollowing: ExcellentMouth, neck and lip: Short neck with flat top and very small mouthBase: Oval shape with raised foot rimStopper: White jade with a vinyl platelet, nice stained ivory spoonHeight of the bottle with stopper: 6.7 cmWidth of the mouth: 5 mmWidth of the neck: 17 mmCondition: PerfectProvenance: Austrian private collectionLiterature comparison: FINE CHINESE ART. Bonham’s, May 16th 2013,LONDON, lot 204. ASIAN DECORATIVE ART. Bonham’s, June 20th 2012, San Francisco, lot 8162. (for two comparable bottles) Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Gerry P. Mack Collection. Christie’s, 4th October 1999, lot 105. (for an almost identical bottle) Chinese Snuff Bottles, Hong Kong Museum of Art, 1997, lot 157. (for a similar bottle) Hugh Moss, Victor Graham and Ka Bo Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles, Vol. I, Jade, pp. 32-33, lot 9. (for a similar bottle).Expertise: Alexander Zacke白玉鼻煙壺帶赤色雲紋的白玉雕成, 優雅磨光中國, 1780–1850 年一面無裝飾, 強調濃赤色雲紋皮在清白石料中的樣子, 另一面完全露出白玉本色.形狀：直立邊平形, 肩成圓形, 一部成三角形掏膛：完善瓶口、頸、瓶唇： 短頸, 平頭, 細小口底足：橢圓形, 凸出足邊蓋: 白玉帶烯基片, 優雅點紋牙雕勺高（帶蓋）：6.7厘米口徑：0.5厘米頸部直徑：1.7厘米狀態敘述：完善來源：奧地利私人舊藏文獻: FINE CHINESE ART. Bonham’s, 2013 年5月16日, LONDON, 編號204. ASIAN DECORATIVE ART. Bonham’s, 2012 年6月20日, San Francisco, 編號8162. Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Gerry P. Mack Collection. Christie’s, 1999 年10月4日, 編號105. Chinese Snuff Bottles, Hong Kong Museum of Art, 1997, 編號157. Hugh Moss, Victor Graham and Ka Bo Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles, Vol. I, Jade, 頁 32-33, 編號 9.
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A PLAIN WHITE AND RUSSET JADE SNUFF BOTTLE White nephrite with clouds of russet, good hand polish. China, 1780-1850One side left flat to preserve clouds of deep russet 'skin' within the pure white of the stone under a gently undulating plane, while the other side revealing the very white nephrite itself.Shape: Of upright, flattened form with rounded shoulders and triangular sectionHollowing: ExcellentMouth, neck and lip: Short neck with flat top and very small mouthBase: Oval shape with raised foot rimStopper: White jade with a vinyl platelet, nice stained ivory spoonHeight of the bottle with stopper: 6.7 cmWidth of the mouth: 5 mmWidth of the neck: 17 mmCondition: PerfectProvenance: Austrian private collectionLiterature comparison: FINE CHINESE ART. Bonham’s, May 16th 2013,LONDON, lot 204. ASIAN DECORATIVE ART. Bonham’s, June 20th 2012, San Francisco, lot 8162. (for two comparable bottles) Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Gerry P. Mack Collection. Christie’s, 4th October 1999, lot 105. (for an almost identical bottle) Chinese Snuff Bottles, Hong Kong Museum of Art, 1997, lot 157. (for a similar bottle) Hugh Moss, Victor Graham and Ka Bo Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles, Vol. I, Jade, pp. 32-33, lot 9. (for a similar bottle).Expertise: Alexander Zacke白玉鼻煙壺帶赤色雲紋的白玉雕成, 優雅磨光中國, 1780–1850 年一面無裝飾, 強調濃赤色雲紋皮在清白石料中的樣子, 另一面完全露出白玉本色.形狀：直立邊平形, 肩成圓形, 一部成三角形掏膛：完善瓶口、頸、瓶唇： 短頸, 平頭, 細小口底足：橢圓形, 凸出足邊蓋: 白玉帶烯基片, 優雅點紋牙雕勺高（帶蓋）：6.7厘米口徑：0.5厘米頸部直徑：1.7厘米狀態敘述：完善來源：奧地利私人舊藏文獻: FINE CHINESE ART. Bonham’s, 2013 年5月16日, LONDON, 編號204. ASIAN DECORATIVE ART. Bonham’s, 2012 年6月20日, San Francisco, 編號8162. Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Gerry P. Mack Collection. Christie’s, 1999 年10月4日, 編號105. Chinese Snuff Bottles, Hong Kong Museum of Art, 1997, 編號157. Hugh Moss, Victor Graham and Ka Bo Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles, Vol. I, Jade, 頁 32-33, 編號 9.
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