A fine white jade snuff bottle with diamond-point engraved decoration


18th/19th centuryThe well-hollowed spade form bottle designed with a spreading neck, carefully recessed lip and foot, lightly and delicately incised with fishermen in boats in a tranquil waterscape on one side, the verso depicting a figure trying to subdue a serpentine creature.2in (5.1cm) high
|ProvenanceJin Hing Co., Los Angeles, 2007The diamond-point engraving technique produces thin spidery opaque lines that are especially suitable for delicate designs. This technique seems to have come into use on glass, jade, and porcelain in China since 18th century. Compare another jade snuff bottle with distinctive diamond-point engraved decoration from the Mary and George Bloch Collection sold in our in Hong Kong rooms, 27 May 2012, sale 20309, lot 14. See also, lot 151 in the present sale for an example.十八/十九世紀 白玉鑽石撥漁人圖鼻煙壺