A yellow and russet jade 'sampan' snuff bottle


18th/19th centuryCarved in relief on one side with a landscape depicting a sage crossing a river on a sampan beneath high cliffs and pine trees, above a continuous border of crashing waves picked out in the russet skin, the reverse with a cluster of vaporous clouds issuing a pearl, the shoulders with animal-mask handles. 6.3cm (2 1/2in) high.
|十八/十九世紀 黃玉帶皮泛舟圖鼻煙壺Provenance: according to family history, which is supported by family records illustrating the progress of British troops in Beijing at the time, this object was acquired by a military attaché posted to Beijing at the time of the Boxer Rebellion in 1900. He was attached to the staff of Brigadier-General A.Gaselee, the commander of the British contingent.來源：據家族歷史記錄，1900年義和團運動期間，藏家作為英國准將阿爾弗雷德·蓋斯利的隨行外交官得此拍品於北京。