PRINTCompare with another jade snuff bottle worked in the form if an eggplant, illustrated in The complete collection of treasures of the palace museum. Snuff bottles . Hong Kong, 2003, pl. 203, p.139. See another of eggplant form, illustrated in The Imperial connection. Court related Chinese snuff bottles The Humphrey K.F. Hui collection , Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 1998, pl.81.
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9022
A JADE ‘EGGPLANT’ SNUFF BOTTLE
QING DYNASTY |
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Exquisitely worked to the form of an eggplant, the spinach green coloration of the stone skillfully rendered forming the leafy stem issuing the luscious plant. |
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Estimate
50,000 - 80,000 195,000 - 313,000 6,400 - 10,300
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Compare with another jade snuff bottle worked in the form if an eggplant, illustrated in The complete collection of treasures of the palace museum. Snuff bottles . Hong Kong, 2003, pl. 203, p.139. See another of eggplant form, illustrated in The Imperial connection. Court related Chinese snuff bottles The Humphrey K.F. Hui collection , Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 1998, pl.81.