A pale green and russet nephrite 'finger citron' snuff bottle
Qing dynasty, 1770-1850
Naturalistically worked in the form of a Buddha's hand, the natural texture of the fruit and slender tendrils with inward curled ends captured by the subtly worked reliefs, issuing from gently openworked gnarled branches bearing further leaves.
8.3cm high.
Naturalistically worked in the form of a Buddha's hand, the natural texture of the fruit and slender tendrils with inward curled ends captured by the subtly worked reliefs, issuing from gently openworked gnarled branches bearing further leaves.
8.3cm high.
Sold for
HK$ 43,750
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Exhibited:
Chinese Snuff Bottles, jointly presented by Hong Kong Chinese Snuff Bottle Collectors Study Group and the Urban Council, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Museum of Art, 15 October to 26 November 1977
Illustrated:
Chinese Snuff Bottles, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong, 1977, p.74, pl.158
清1770-1850 青白玉雕佛手瓜形鼻煙壺
展覽：
香港中國鼻煙壺收藏家學會、香港市政局聯辦，《中國鼻煙壺》，香港藝術館，1977年10月15日至11月26日
出版：
《中國鼻煙壺》，香港藝術館，香港，1977年，頁74，圖版158
玉色青白，潤澤光滑，壺呈圓雕佛手瓜形，近口沿處雕其枝葉，形神具備。
Category: Asian Art / Chinese Works of Art
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