An inscribed white and russet nephrite 'seal' snuff bottle
Qing dynasty
Well formed in the shape of a small boulder, intricately worked on one side with bamboo branches issuing leaves, incised with a seven-character inscription, the base with a four-character zhuanshu seal mark.
4.5cm high.
Well formed in the shape of a small boulder, intricately worked on one side with bamboo branches issuing leaves, incised with a seven-character inscription, the base with a four-character zhuanshu seal mark.
4.5cm high.
Sold for
HK$ 112,500
inc. premium
Footnotes
- The inscription on the seal can be paraphrased as 'The wind blows through the bamboo, and creates a melodious sound'. The seal face can be paraphrased as 'One's whole heart is in one's nephrite bottle'.
清 白玉帶皮雕竹紋隨形鼻煙壺
玉白潤白，玉中天然紋理若隱若現。壺呈隨形，上雕有陽文「風吹竹身响書聲」，旁有凸雕巧色竹葉紋，富中國畫之意境，雕工細膩，底為印面，印文曰「弌片冰心在玉壺」，既可作煙壺又可作印章。
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