LOT 32 AN APPLE-GREEN AND WHITE CARVED JADEITE SNUFF BOTTLE 1780-18...
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AN APPLE-GREEN AND WHITE CARVED JADEITE SNUFF BOTTLE1780-1850 Of rectangular form with a cylindrical neck and a neatly carved oval footrim, very well-hollowed, the apple-green and white stone carved on one main side within a rectangular panel with a pair of egrets wading in water under curled grains of millet, a third bird flying towards them, the reverse with a phoenix perched on the branches of a flowering leafy tree, the narrow sides each carved with a crane on a rock with a branch of lingzhi in its beak; stopper. 2 5/8in (6.6cm) high 1780-1850 翡翠刻白鷺穢粟圖鼻煙壺一件 Provenance: Eldred's Auction Gallery, August 1986 Joan and Ted Dorf Collection, no. 141 The carving of jadeite to highlight the best areas of color and texture is an aesthetic game played by the carvers and appreciated by the final owners of the pieces. Finding the most translucent areas is known as gao shui fen , 'playing with water' and is one of the greatest skills of the carver.
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