1750-1850Of globular spade shape, the semi transparent stone with darker emerald-green inclusions to the upper half primarily on one side, with the color a more apple-green and white in the lower half, well-carved low-relief lion-head fixed-ring handles on the narrow sides, the shallow oval foot very neatly cut, a relatively wide mouth opening and exceedingly well hollowed, with an overall attractive polish. 2in (5.1cm) high, stopper,转到 Chinese Works of Art Go
注脚:1750-1850年 翠玉舖首鼻煙壺See Hugh Moss, Victor Graham and Ka Bo Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles, The Mary and George Bloch Collection, Vol. 1, Jade, pp. 458-459, no.181, where the authors discuss the rarity of the finest jadeite in snuff bottle production. Due to the amount of wastage during the interior drilling process, the best stones were generally saved for producing jewelry and rarely used for objects bigger than beads or rings. The same authors, ibid., pp.440-441, no. 172 and pp. 454-455, no. 179, illustrate some similar shaped bottles each with darker emerald flecks and discuss the subjective aspect of interpreting the random markings within the stone. Interestingly, the cutting of an oval foot rim, rather than the usual flat or lightly hollowed foot, and the subtle low-relief carving of the handles, seems to raise our bottle, metaphorically and literally, above the normal level achieved. Another jadeite bottle, of flattened spade shape, but also carved with low relief handles and an oval foot rim, is illustrated in Chinese Snuff Bottles in the Collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1991, p. 190, no. 228. Another of similar profile is illustrated by Michael C. Hughes, Small Treasures: The Art Institute of Chicago, Chinese Snuff Bottles, Hong Kong, 2015, pp. 70-71, no. 50.