A WHITE JADE 'WOVEN BASKET' SNUFF BOTTLE 18th/19th century the cylindrical neck rising from an oviform body to a flat rim, the body carved overall as a woven basket, jadeite stopper, measured without the stopper 5.7cm high, 67g Footnotes: Provenance: Sotheby's, Melbourne, 13 Nov 1985, lot 47 (invoice) 十八/十九世紀 白玉竹簍紋鼻煙壺、翡翠蓋 傳承： 蘇富比，墨爾本，1985年11月13日，拍品47號（賬單） The basket-weave decoration derives from the tradition of protecting large vessels with outer casings made of woven materials such as rattan and bamboo and became a distinctive decoration motif on Qing dynasty snuff bottles. Such decoration can be found on snuff bottles made from a variety of materials, including jade, amber, rock crystal and glass. It has been suggested that the design was particularly favoured at the Imperial court during the 18th and 19th centuries, and was associated with auspicious wishes for numerous offspring, happiness and longevity. Compare with a jade snuff bottle of similar design but different shape, see Bonhams, New York, 19 Mar 2018, lot 189. 編籃紋的設計源自以藤、竹等編織材料製成外罩，保護大型器皿的傳統。該紋為清代鼻煙壺中頗具特色的裝飾題材。此類仿編織紋飾見于多種材質的鼻煙壺，包括玉、琥珀、水晶及玻璃等。相關研究認爲，編籃紋于十八世紀至十九世紀早期尤受宮廷青睞，并被賦予祈求多子、福壽綿長等吉祥寓意。 另可比較一件設計相近，形制有差異的鼻煙壺，見邦瀚斯，紐約，2018年3月19日，拍品189號。 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing