A white nephrite 'dog' snuff bottle
Qianlong
The recumbent canine lying on all four, its furry tail swept right extending from a pronounced spine with finely incised lines, the head with protruding eyes and flanked by a pair of flappy ears.
7cm long.
The recumbent canine lying on all four, its furry tail swept right extending from a pronounced spine with finely incised lines, the head with protruding eyes and flanked by a pair of flappy ears.
7cm long.
Estimate:
HK$ 300,000 - 400,000
US$ 39,000 - 52,000
£25,000 - 34,000
US$ 39,000 - 52,000
£25,000 - 34,000
Footnotes
- 清乾隆 白玉雕犬形鼻煙壺
For a closely related white jade 'squatting dog' snuff bottle from the Mary and George Bloch collection, see A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles, Vol. 1, Hong Kong, 1996, pg. 112, no. 44.
Lot heading
The Property of a distinguished collector (lots 234-239)
Category: Asian Art / Chinese Works of Art
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