Bottle ID: 343

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HEXAGONAL

Date: 1740-1780

Height: 50 mm

Nephrite, very rare, of hexagonal form, the body slightly tapering toward the base, with six evenly cut sides canted above the shallow circular foot, the undulating shoulder rising to a waisted neck below the round everted mouth rim, the yellow stone with a soft translucency.

Imperial attributed to the palace workshops Beijing.

 

Similar Examples:

Crane Collection nos. 109 and 444
Low, Denis S. K. More Treasures from the Sanctum of Enlightened Respect, 2002, p. 75, no. 69 and p. 77, no. 71.
Moss, Hugh, Victor Graham and Ka Bo Tsang. The Art of the Chinese Snuff Bottle - The J & J Collection, 1993, Vol. II, p. 560, no. 333. [glass]

Provenance:

Clare Lawrence Ltd.
Christie's, London, December 1, 1997, lot 428

Jade bottles of this elegant faceted form are very rare, and are usually found only in crystal or glass, of which several examples can be seen in the world’s major collections. Such carving was begun during the Kangxi Period at the Palace Workshops and derived form European stylistic and technical influence during the early 1700’s. Glass shapes tend to be less sharply angular, the facets are not as flatly cut as in this jade example.

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