S73 A “Lotus bud” white nephrite double gourd snuff bottle

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Description

Description:  Chinese small snuff bottle carved out from a flawless pure white nephrite jade, shaped as double gourd and decorated with lotus petals. It is a bottle of very high quality. The perfect hollowing is matching the outer shape. Quality of the material (see the last picture) and of the working are pointing toward a product of the Imperial workshops.

Foot/base:  Flat protruding foot, flat base, and concave mouth.

Mark:

Dating:  18th Century, Imperial workshop.

Material:  White nephrite jade

Size:  51.7 mm high

Stopper:  Green jade stopper with black collar and bone spoon.

Provenance:  Ex Sergia Iessi collection. About this collector, see Provenance of the hornbill bottle O35.

References:  We have not found a similar one.

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