
Bottle ID: 805
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GREEN, DOUBLE GOURD FORM
Date: 1740-1800
Height: 62 mm
A nephrite snuff bottle, very well hollowed, of dark celadon tone, of double gourd form, with a wide mouth and a flat lip, the flared neck encircled by a collar of stylized lingzhi heads, and the slightly convex foot encircled by a ring of stylized lotus petals.
Imperial, attributed to the Palace Workshops, Beijing
Provenance:
Clare Chu Asian Art
The Chepsted Collection, no. 247
Robert Kleiner
Edgar and Roberta Wise
Margaret Prescott Wise
Published:
Edwin Palmer and Clare Chu. The Chepsted Notebook, 2013, p. 40, no. 30
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