A WHITE JADE SNUFF BOTTLE
China, 1720 – 1830. Well hollowed, of flattened ovoid form with a cylindrical neck resting on an oval recessed foot, carved in low relief on one side with blossoming marigold, the reverse with a neatly incised 32-character poem.

Provenance: English private estate.
Condition: Excellent condition with only minor wear.

Stopper: Coral cabochon with gilt-bronze mounting and old metal spoon
Weight: 65.2 grams
Dimensions: Height including stopper 64 mm. Diameter neck 17 mm and mouth 6 mm.

The stone of pure white with hardly any inclusions or natural flaws. Very nice unctuous finish.
The poem: “In the rain I am watching the growing marigold as they oppose the cold and strive upwards. They are sometimes dark and sometimes light yellow while time pushes their growth forward. After the Feast of the Moon comes the Double Ninth Festival.”

Auction result comparison: For a closely related bottle see Sotheby’s New York on September 17th, 2013, in Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, lot 173.

白玉鼻烟壺
中國，1720 – 1830。掏膛良好，扁平卵形，圓柱狀的頸部，橢圓形底足内凹，一面淺浮雕刻盛開的萬壽菊，另一邊是一首詩《題萬壽菊》。

來源：英國私人遺產
品相：保存極好，僅些微磨損

壺蓋：珊瑚頂珠，鎏金銅包片，小金屬壺勺
重量：65.2 克
尺寸：含蓋高64 毫米；直徑頸部17 毫米及壺嘴 6 毫米；