California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 Mar. 28, 2015  Mar. 28, 2015

 Lot # 5264 
A WHITE JADE EMBELLISHED 'FIGURES & LANDSCAPE' SNUFF BOTTLE    清 白玉帶皮 '庭院戲嬰' 百寶嵌鼻煙壺


  • Dimension: Height: 2 5/8 in (6.7 cm)
  • Estimate From: $2500
  • Estimate To: $4500

Of flattened, rounded square form, supported on an oval foot, the bottle delicately embellished with scene of a body feeding a parrot in a garden against the white jade ground with russet skin, the reverse with a riverside landscape with flying bird and auspicious clouds, all inlaid in gilt, lacquer, bones, mother-of-pearl, and hardstones. Qing Dynasty period.


煙壺近於方形,一面帶皮,其上以百寶嵌成庭院嬰戲圖案。百寶嵌以金銀、寶石、珍珠、珊瑚、碧玉、翡翠、水晶、瑪瑙、玳瑁、青金、綠松石、螺鈿、像牙、蜜蠟、沉香等多種珍貴材料雕成各式花紋,在漆器上鑲嵌出色彩紛繁的畫面,因其為明代藝人周翥所創,故名“周制”,明清時流行。此種工藝傳至琉球,故多見琉球百寶嵌煙壺,然此煙壺的鑲嵌風格卻顯示這是中國百寶嵌。