A WHITE JADE ‘DEER AND CRANE’ SNUFF BOTTLE, MID-QING DYNASTY
China, c. 1750-1850. The flattened baluster body supported on a short spreading foot with a concave base and rising to a rounded shoulder with a gently flared neck. Finely carved in low relief with a stag walking through a meadow with its head turned back, a lingzhi sprouting from the grassy groud beside the deer. A crane roosts in the tallest branch of a towering pine tree while a single bat flies nearby. The translucent jade of a white tone with icy and cloudy inclusions.


Provenance:
The property of a gentleman in London, United Kingdom. Bonhams London, 5 November 2020, lot 233. A private collection in France, acquired from the above.

Condition:
Excellent condition with minor wear and slight nibbling to the edges. The jade with natural inclusions and fissures, some of which may have developed into small hairline cracks.

Stopper: Malachite
Weight: 90.9 g
Dimensions: Height including stopper 81 mm, Diameter neck 16.5 mm and mouth 6 mm


This snuff bottle is filled with auspicious imagery
. The stag and lingzhi recall the mushroom of immortality, which could only be retrieved by a deer. The bat, pine, and crane are likewise symbols of longevity and prosperity.


Auction result comparison:

Type: Closely related
Auction: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 30 May 2018, lot 562
Price: HKD 100,000 or approx.
EUR 13,000
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A white jade snuff bottle, Qing dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the related color, manner of carving, and imagery with deer and pine. Note the similar size (7.7 cm).




清代中期白玉《鶴鹿同春》鼻煙壺


中國，約1750-1850年。壺口外撇，短頸，豐肩，腹内斂，圈足。淺浮雕鶴鹿同春圖：一隻雄鹿回頭，草地上長出了一株靈芝。一隻鶴棲息在一棵高聳的松樹上，一隻蝙蝠在附近飛翔。半透明白色玉，內含絮狀物。


來源：
英國倫敦一位紳士財產；倫敦邦瀚斯，2020 年 11 月 5 日，拍品 233；法國私人收藏，購自上述拍賣。

品相：
狀況良好，有輕微磨損和邊緣輕微磕損。玉石具有天然内沁和裂隙的，有的可能發展成細小的裂紋。

壺蓋：孔雀石
重量：90.9 克
尺寸：含蓋高81 毫米, 頸部直徑16.5 毫米和壺口直徑6 毫米


拍賣結果比較：

形制：非常相近
拍賣：香港蘇富比，2018年5月30日，lot 562
價格：HKD 100,000（相當於今日
EUR 13,000
）
描述：清白玉蒼松亭臺圖鼻煙壺
專家評論：比較相近的顏色，雕刻風格，以及松樹和鹿意象。請注意相似的尺寸(7.7厘米)。