TABATIERE EN JADE BLANC SCULPTE CHINE, 1780-1860

Estimate

4,500 - 6,500 EUR

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Description

sculptée en forme de poisson; le bouchon en jadéite

Catalogue Note

For a similar goldfish snuff bottle, see Denis S K Low, Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Sanctum of Enlightened Respect III, 2007, no.47.

The goldfish is a pun for 'gold' (jin) and 'jade' (yu) combined. It is an important symbol for wealth.