LOT 215 A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE 'BUTTERFLY AND MELON' SNUFF BOTTLE 1...
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A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE 'BUTTERFLY AND MELON' SNUFF BOTTLE 19th century (2)A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE 'BUTTERFLY AND MELON' SNUFF BOTTLE19th centuryThe jade pebble expertly hollowed and carved around the exterior with lobes and leafy branches, a large fluttering butterfly near the base, the stone of white tone with light russet patches, stopper. 6.5cm (2 1/2in) high. (2).十九世紀 白玉帶皮瓜瓞紋鼻煙壺Butterflies die (蝶) are a homophone with the character for little gourds die (瓞), symbolic of fertility because of the multitude of their seeds. Butterflies and melons form the pun guadie (瓜瓞), a rebus for 'ceaseless generations of descendants'.
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