A white jade 'Pekinese dog' snuff bottle, Qing dynasty, 18th / 19th century | 清十八 / 十九世紀 白玉雕京巴犬形鼻煙壺

Heavenly Creations, University Museum and Art Gallery, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2005, cat. no. 196.

展覽：

《天地造化》，香港大學美術博物館，香港，2005年，編號196

Humphrey Hui, An Addicted Dedication: Chinese Snuff bottles Christopher Sin's Collection, vol. I, Hong Kong, 2013, pl. 37.

出版：

許建勳，《An Addicted Dedication: Chinese Snuff bottles Christopher Sin's Collection》，卷一，香港，2013年，圖版37

A popular pet of the imperial household, the Pekinese dog featured on the present snuff bottle serves as a symbol of court life. The recumbent imperial companion was sculpted from exceptional nephrite, or white jade, and features scrolled ears and a bushy tail. A similar bottle was sold in our Hong Kong rooms from the Mary and George Bloch Collection, 25th November 2013, lot 59. See also a similar snuff bottle sold in these rooms from the Joe Grimberg Collection, 14th September 2010, lot 66.