AN INSCRIBED WHITE NEPHRITE SNUFF BOTTLE CARVED WITH THE DAOIST EMBLEMS Imperial, attributed to the Palace Workshops, 1750-1800AN INSCRIBED WHITE NEPHRITE SNUFF BOTTLE CARVED WITH THE DAOIST EMBLEMSImperial, attributed to the Palace Workshops, 1750-1800Very well-hollowed, the thin-edged, spade shape bottle supported on a concave foot, with a short, waisted neck and recessed lip, each main side featuring a circular panel, the front carved with the Daoist emblems against dense geometric patterns, reversed with an inscription carved in relief running script, describing each of the depicted Daoist emblems, the white matrix cast with some russet and cloud-like inclusions. 2 1/4in (5.6cm) high1750-1800 白玉刻道教法器帶銘鼻煙壺一件御製 或爲宮廷作坊製Provenance:Joan and Ted Dorf Collection, no. 319Rather than depicting the Eight Treasures of Buddhism, this bottle is unusual in that it depicts the Eight Emblems of the Daoist Immortals. In fact there were hundreds of Immortals but the 'Eight Immortals' are a specific group of named Daoist saints.