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A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE ‘GOURD AND BUTTERFLY’ SNUFF BOTTLE, CHINA, 18TH CENTURY
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06月27日 下午5点 开拍
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A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE ‘GOURD AND BUTTERFLY’ SNUFF BOTTLE, CHINA, 18TH CENTURY

Exquisitely carved from a pebble in the shape of a gourd, decorated in high relief with leafy branches encircling butterflies and melons. The translucent stone is of a fine white hue with distinct russet veining and clouding, and scattered icy inclusions.

Provenance: Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom, 1989. Collection of Joseph (1938-2005) and Bella Shapiro (1941-2011), acquired from the above and thence by descent in the same family. A copy of a signed invoice from Spink & Son Ltd., addressed to J. Shapiro, dated 27 February 1989, and dating the present lot to the 18th century, accompanies this lot.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, light nibbling, and a microscopic nick to the mouth. The jade has natural inclusions and fissures, some of which may have developed into minuscule hairline cracks.

Stopper: Glass with a bronze collar and metal spoon
Weight: 66.1 g
Dimensions: Height incl. stopper 70 mm, Diameter neck 12 mm and mouth 4.4 mm

The butterfly (die) and gourd (gua) form the pun ‘guadie’, a rebus for ‘ceaseless generations of descendants’. In addition, because the gourd has a long stem bearing fruits of all sizes, each containing many seeds, it is itself an apt symbol for fertility. The subject matter of gourds was popular at the Imperial court and appears on a wide range of imperial enamels on glass, metal, and porcelain.

Auction result comparison:

Type: Related
Auction: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 28 November 2019, lot 502
Price: HKD 118,750 or approx. EUR 15,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A carved white and russet jade ‘gourds’ snuff bottle, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century
Expert remark: Compare the related form with a butterfly and scrolling vines and the similarly colored pebble. Note the different stopper and the smaller size (63 mm).

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