A white nephrite and russet 'chilong' snuff bottle Qianlong
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A white nephrite and russet 'chilong' snuff bottle
Qianlong
The rectangular-shaped body with natural russet on one side, each side with a chilong chansing a flaming pearl, all worked in relief.
6.6cm high.
Estimate:
HK$ 60,000 - 80,000
US$ 7,700 - 10,000
£4,900 - 6,600

Footnotes

  • 清乾隆 白玉帶皮雕螭龍鼻煙壺

    For a white jade bottle decorated in a closely related style from the Mary and George Bloch collection, see a natural pebble utilising the natural skin of the pebble, George Bloch collection, illustrated in A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles, Vol. 1, Hong Kong, 1996, pg. 372, no.143.

Lot heading

The Property of a distinguished collector (lots 234-239)

Category: Asian Art / Chinese Works of Art

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