A fine white jade snuff bottle
1750-1800
1750-1800
Very well-hollowed, of compressed globular form, with a flat lip and foot, one side carved in high relief with a floating branch bearing prunus blossoms, and a long-tailed bird in flight, the reverse decorated with a single flowering sprig to one of its lower corners, the white stone polished to a soft hue, with minimum inclusions.
2in (5.1cm) high
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1750-1800
1750-1800
Very well-hollowed, of compressed globular form, with a flat lip and foot, one side carved in high relief with a floating branch bearing prunus blossoms, and a long-tailed bird in flight, the reverse decorated with a single flowering sprig to one of its lower corners, the white stone polished to a soft hue, with minimum inclusions.
2in (5.1cm) high
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