A nephrite snuff bottle with raised chi-long design (minor losses)
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Property from a Phoenix, Arizona Collection
A nephrite snuff bottle
Well-hollowed, its full shoulder rising to a short neck with a narrow, flat lip, flat circular foot, three split-tailed chilong carved in high relief and undercut, each seen clinging to the shoulder of the bottle, the white matrix polished to an attractive luster, displaying some off-white inclusions (loss to one chilong tail).
2 1/2in (6.4cm)
Sold for US$ 8,750 inc. premium

Category: Asian Art


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