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A FINE DENDRITIC CHALCEDONY 'FROG AND LOTUS' SNUFF BOTTLE, OFFICIAL SCHOOL, 1760-1850
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2025年10月16日 开拍
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Expert's note: The side view reveals the careful precision with which the ground plane is separated from the green relief, achieved without compromising the bottle's overall form. This delicate balance—aligning natural markings with an intentional design—is a challenging accomplishment that speaks to the artist's skill and control.China. Well hollowed, rising from an oval foot to a cylindrical neck with slightly concave upper rim, the square body with rounded shoulders carved to one side through the dark green layer to depict a frog perched on a lotus leave and looking at a butterfly. The pair flanked by further lotus leaves and buds, all above finely incised waves that wrap around the foot. The reverse with further lotus stems bearing a blossom and a pod. The stone is of a pale gray color with emerald green shadings.Provenance: This bottle comes from a collection that originates from a highly distinguished Taiwanese family and was assembled primarily during the 1980s and 1990s. Many of the snuff bottles in the collection were acquired in Hong Kong, with the majority believed to have been purchased through Christie's and Sotheby's during this period. While original receipts were not retained, possibly due to the sheer size of the collection, it is likely that several of these bottles can be traced in Sotheby's and Christie's catalogues from the 1980s and 1990s. The base with an old label inscribed with an inventory number, '34'. Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and few tiny nibbles, the stone with natural fissures and inclusions.Stopper: Coral cabochon with green glass knop and turquoise plateletWeight: 75 gDimensions: Height including stopper 70 mm. Diameter neck 21 mm and mouth 8 mmThere is a variety of chalcedony that has areas of green running through the honey-brown color. Although the green on the present bottle is not made up of such strong and obviously dendritic filaments as moss agate, it is infused with minuscule moss-like markings, thus qualifying as dendritic. Because of the color, the material tended to be used for a range of subjects where green was of particular significance, including frogs, lotus leaves, and crickets.The motif of the lotus and frog is particularly well-suited to this material and was a favored subject. In Chinese, the combination of lotus (lian) and frog (wa) forms the pun lianwa, conveying the auspicious wish, 'may you have children one after another'.There are a number of snuff bottles with similar subjects in differently colored materials from the Official School. There are also related bottles in glass overlay from the mid-Qing period, further strengthening the imperial link between the Official School bottles and others probably carved at or for the court.Literature comparison:Compare a closely related agate snuff bottle with green skin carved as lotus leaves, dated late 18th or 19th century, illustrated by Bob C. Stevens, Collector's Book of Snuff Bottles, 1976, no. 545.Auction result comparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Bonhams Hong Kong, 23 November 2010, lot 40Price: HKD 192,000 or approx. EUR 31,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing: A dendritic chalcedony 'frog and lotus' snuff bottle, Official School, 1760-1850Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, stone, manner of carving, motifs, and size (6.7cm).

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