A CARVED WHITE AND RUSSET JADE SNUFF BOTTLE 1750-1820
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A CARVED WHITE AND RUSSET JADE SNUFF BOTTLE
1750-1820
Of off-white tone, of flattened, rounded form with a cylindrical neck and a neatly carved oval footrim, very well-hollowed, one main side carved with a chicken and her five chicks in a rocky landscape, the reverse uncarved but with a russet-brown skin; stopper.
2in (5.1cm) high
Footnotes:
1750-1820 棕白玉刻「五子登科」鼻煙壺一件
Provenance:
Helen D. Ling Estate, July 29 2007
Joan and Ted Dorf Collection, no. 360
Chickens have a long history of domestication in China. The prodigious and ever-watchful hen with her brood is a symbol of nurturing and fertility.
1750-1820
Of off-white tone, of flattened, rounded form with a cylindrical neck and a neatly carved oval footrim, very well-hollowed, one main side carved with a chicken and her five chicks in a rocky landscape, the reverse uncarved but with a russet-brown skin; stopper.
2in (5.1cm) high
Footnotes:
1750-1820 棕白玉刻「五子登科」鼻煙壺一件
Provenance:
Helen D. Ling Estate, July 29 2007
Joan and Ted Dorf Collection, no. 360
Chickens have a long history of domestication in China. The prodigious and ever-watchful hen with her brood is a symbol of nurturing and fertility.
Condition
Very slightly uneven edge to the foot rim but unobtrusive. Some minor mottled white inclusions to the matrix of the stone but again unobtrusive. lovely russet skin.
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A CARVED WHITE AND RUSSET JADE SNUFF BOTTLE 1750-1820
Estimate $5,000 - $8,000
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