A RELIEF-CARVED YELLOW AND BROWN JADE SNUFF BOTTLE QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY |

the rounded flat body resting on a low foot and rising to a short straight neck, the irregular russet skin along the narrow sides skillfully carved with a scholar and an attendant amidst a mountainous landscape with trees scrolling clouds, the scene set against the smooth yellowish-green underlying stone, green and red glass collar and stopper (2)

Collection of Florence (1920-2018) and Herbert (1917-2016) Irving.

Please note that the glass stopper is affixed with glue and it was not possible to examine the rim of the bottle. The body and base of the bottle are in good overall condition with minor expected wear and minute scattered nicks to extremities.
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