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A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE 'SCHOLARS' SNUFF BOTTLE SUZHOU, QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY
Estimate
350,000 - 380,000 HKD
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Description
- jade
Provenance
Sotheby's London, 24th April 1989, lot 173.
Exhibited
Robert Kleiner, Boda Yang, and Clarence F. Shangraw, Chinese Snuff Bottles: A Miniature Art from the Collection of George and Mary Bloch, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong, 1994, cat. no. 40.
National Museum of Singapore, Singapore, 1994-5.
National Museum of Singapore, Singapore, 1994-5.
Literature
Journal of the International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society, Spring 1989, p. 37 and inside back cover.
Clare Lawrence, 'London Auction Review', Journal of the International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society, Autumn 1989, p. 26, fig. 1.
Hugh Moss, Victor Graham and Ka Bo Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles: The Mary and George Bloch Collection, vol. 1, Hong Kong, 1996, no. 124.
Clare Lawrence, 'London Auction Review', Journal of the International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society, Autumn 1989, p. 26, fig. 1.
Hugh Moss, Victor Graham and Ka Bo Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles: The Mary and George Bloch Collection, vol. 1, Hong Kong, 1996, no. 124.
Condition
The overall condition is very good, except for a couple barely perceptible nibbles to the inner lip.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
This bottle is in the classic Suzhou style and probably dates from the Qianlong period or a little later. The massive convoluted rock-formation owes part of its wonderfully sculptural, natural form to the fact that it was dictated by an area of whiter colouring in the mottled greyish nephrite. As the great rock meets the ground, another peak rises to one side and the colour changes to the rich russet-brown of the natural skin of the pebble.