A white nephrite 'melon' snuff bottle
Qing dynasty
Of compressed ovoid form rising to a cylindrical neck, the body with vertical edges interspersed between ribbed relief, the stone of an even white tone.
4.8cm high.
Of compressed ovoid form rising to a cylindrical neck, the body with vertical edges interspersed between ribbed relief, the stone of an even white tone.
4.8cm high.
Sold for
HK$ 56,250
inc. premium
Footnotes
- 清 白玉雕瓜形鼻煙壺
玉色白中帶黃，玉質天然紋理隱約可見。壺呈橢圓形，直頸，壺身飾瓜梭紋，平底，比例恰當，造型典雅。
以瓜果為題材的鼻煙壺，是因為其種子較多，長在綿綿的藤蔓上，故有「瓜瓞綿長」之意，祝願子孫萬代。
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