A SUZHOU SCHOOL ‘AUTUMN WIND’ BLACK AND WHITE JADE SNUFF BOTTLE, 18TH CENTURY China. Well hollowed, the ovoid body rising from an oval base to a broad cylindrical neck. Finely carved, skillfully utilizing the white inclusions of the stone to depict a scene with a monkey perched on a pine tree looking down on an equestrian and his horse, the reverse incised with a poetic inscription describing the autumn wind.

Inscriptions: Left to the poetic text ‘8^th day of the year of Yiwei’ (either 1735 or 1775).

Provenance: US trade. By repute from a noted private estate.
Condition: Very good condition, with minor old wear, and little nibbling to the lip. The stone with natural fissures, some of which may have developed into small hairline cracks over time.

Stopper: Coral with silvered metal collar, metal spoon
Weight: 250 g
Dimensions: Height including stopper 84 mm. Diameter neck 26 mm and mouth 6 mm.

Monkeys and horses are popular motifs in Chinese art, shown together they often symbolize the wish for immediate success or a quick promotion.

Auction result comparison: Compare a closely related Suzhou black and white jade snuff bottle, also with an incised poem to the backside, dated 18^th-19^th century, at Christie’s Hong Kong, in The Imperial Sale, Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, on 28 May 2014, lot 3620, sold for HKD 350,000.

十八世紀蘇造黑白玉巧雕詩文及“馬上封侯”鼻烟壺
中國。掏膛良好，扁平荷包形，圓柱形直頸。精雕細琢，巧妙地利用玉石的天然紋理，一面雕刻了一人牽著馬，一隻猴子棲息在松樹上；背面刻有描述秋風的詩文。

款識：詩文面可見“乙未年八日”(1735 年或1775年)

來源：美國古玩收藏，據説購於知名私人收藏。
品相：品相極好，有輕微磨損，唇部輕微磕損。天然紋理，隨著時間的推移，其中一些可能已經發展成細小的裂縫。

壺蓋：珊瑚包金屬，金屬小勺
重量：250 克
尺寸：含壺蓋高84 毫米；頸部直徑26 毫米，唇部直徑6 毫米

拍賣結果比較：比較一件十八至十九世紀相近的蘇州黑白玉鼻烟壺，背面同樣可見詩文，見香港佳士得The Imperial Sale, Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 2014年5月28日 lot 3620, 售價HKD 350,000。