Description
A SMALL SHADOW AGATE ‘MEDITATIVE’ SNUFF BOTTLE, MID-QING
China, 1750-1850. The stone of variegating tones of amber and honey, one side with a dark patch reminiscent of an abstract ink drawing, combined with the compact form and smooth unctuous polish this is a meditative and inspiring object!
Provenance: Collection of Charles Cartier-Bresson (collector’s label to base). Charles Cartier-Bresson was a French textile industrialist and the great-uncle of famous photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson. He amassed a significant collection of Far East Asian art, numbering 1,744 objects at the time of his death, many of which were bequeathed to the Musée des Beaux- Arts de Nancy.
Condition: Minor nibbles to the lip have been smoothened, some natural fissures and erosion to the stone, otherwise in good condition.
Stopper: Coral with gilt bronze setting
Weight: 51.0 g
Dimensions: Height incl. stopper 52 mm. Diameter neck 15 mm and mouth 6 mm.
皮影瑪瑙鼻烟壺, 清代中期
中國,1750-1850。琥珀色和蜜色的皮影瑪瑙,一面帶有深色斑點,讓人聯想到抽象的水墨畫,表面光滑潤澤,這是一個令人向往的作品!
來源:Charles Cartier-Bresson 收藏(底部可見藏家標簽)。Charles Cartier-
Bresson 是一位是法國紡織工業家,也是著名攝影師Henri Cartier-Bresson的叔叔。他積累了大量的遠東亞洲藝術品,在他去世時收藏了1,744件物品,其中許多被贈給Musée des Beaux-Arts de Nancy美術館。
品相:壺唇上的小碎屑已被磨平,瑪瑙内有一些自然的裂縫和侵蝕,除此之外狀況良好。
壺蓋:珊瑚鑲銅
重量:51.0 克
尺寸:含蓋高52 毫米,頸部直徑15 毫米,嘴部直徑 6 毫米。