California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 June 11, 2022  June 11, 2022

 Lot # 5005 
AN IMPERIAL WHITE JADE INSCRIBED 'PRUNUS' SNUFF BOTTLE    清乾隆 白玉御題詩梅花鼻煙壺


  • Dimension: Height: 2 1/2 in (6.1 cm) Length: 1 1/2 in (3.5 cm) Width: 5/8 in (1.4 cm)
  • Estimate From: $2500
  • Estimate To: $3500

Imperial shop. Of ovoid form, the bottle finely inscribed in calligraphy with imperial poem to one side and with two character marks 'Qian' and 'Long'; the back incised in gilt with prunus, fitted with turquoise carved stopper. Qing Dynasty Qianlong period.


Provenance: Property from an important collection, Las Vegas, Nevada, assembled prior to 1990s.
形制規整,有蓋,蓋鈕爲上等松石製成,雕刻「螭龍紋」。器身扁圓體,直口,短頸,溜肩,橢圓形圈足。以上等和田白玉製成,玉質潔白細膩,瑩潤光潔,如脂如膏。正面陰刻「梅花」,花枝招展,自由舒展,文氣十足。反面御題詩文「貞姿宜雪後,芳信報春前。澧皋將洛浦,可以結忘年,乾隆。」雙面皆填金。整器寓意美好,梅花象徵着高潔堅強,象徵着不畏嚴寒,獨步早春的可貴精神;竹象徵高風亮節,有堅貞高潔的精神;蘭草象徵清淡雅緻,代表着高尚的人品。 來源: 内華達州拉斯維加斯重要私人收藏, 收藏于1990年以前