A white nephrite 'basket weave' snuff bottle Qing dynasty, 1770-1850
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A white nephrite 'basket weave' snuff bottle
Qing dynasty, 1770-1850
Of compressed globular form, the pale greenish-white stone carefully worked in varying levels of textured relief, simulating a vessel wrapped in a protective basket weave casing.
5cm high.
Sold for HK$ 100,000 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • 清 1770-1850 白玉雕柳編紋鼻煙壺

    白玉中帶青,其天然紋理若隱若現,壺呈橢圓形,圓中帶方,短直頸,通體飾柳編紋,貫徹至壺底,此種柳編紋較為少見,雕工細膩。

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