5th Mar, 2021 10:00
TWO-DAY AUCTION - Fine Chinese Art / 中國藝術集珍 / Buddhism & Hinduism
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A BLACK AND WHITE JADE ‘SEEKING SHELTER’ SNUFF BOTTLE, ‘MASTER OF THE ROCKS’ SCHOOL, QING DYNASTY
清代蘇作墨玉巧雕人物場景鼻烟壺,
Sold for €8,216
including Buyer's Premium
China, 18th century. Extremely well-hollowed through a small mouth, the mostly opaque stone is of a deep black tone with white shadings to one side, skillfully utilized by the lapidary in the carved relief depiction of a man holding an umbrella in the black night, desperately trying to find shelter before a perfect storm.
Provenance: From an old private collection in Ohio, USA.
Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear, microscopic nibbling here and there.
Stopper: White jadeite cabochon with shades of apple green, finely carved spoon
Weight: 81.3 g
Dimensions: Height including stopper 69 mm. Diameter neck 20 mm and mouth 7 mm
The flattened and rounded rectangular body rises from a thick oval foot to a short cylindrical neck with a concave top. Thin and translucent white veins on a plain black ground to the backside. The surface with a fine patina and a smooth and unctuous manual polish.
The Master of the Rocks School seems to have specialized in carvings from two-colored hardstones, such as agate, crystal, chalcedony and jade. The school's main output was bottles carved with landscape designs, but many other subjects are recorded, which may have been partly produced for the Imperial Court. The quality of carving and the use of material in the present bottle are typical of this school.
Literature comparison: For other examples of snuff bottles from the Master of the Rocks School, see Moss, Graham, Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles, the Mary and George Bloch Collection, Vol. 1, pp. 332-369, nos. 128-141. The bottle, no. 128, pp. 322-323 exhibits a very similar material and style to the presently offered bottle.
Auction result comparison: Compare with a related snuff bottle from the same school at Christie’s New York in The Ruth and Carl Barron Collection of Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles: Part V on 13 September 2017, lot 217, sold for USD 47,500. Compare also with a related snuff bottle at Sotheby’s New York in The Joe Grimberg Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles on 14 September 2010, lot 70, sold for USD 23,750.
清代蘇作墨玉巧雕人物場景鼻烟壺
中國，十八世紀。幾乎不透明的石料，小口，掏膛完整。深黑色玉帶有白色紋理，巧雕刻一個人在黑夜裡拿著一把雨傘，試圖在一場完美的暴風雨之前找到住所。
來源：美國俄亥俄州私人老收藏
品相：狀況極佳，輕微磨損，局部有細的磨損
壺蓋：白色翡翠飄綠，小壺匙
重量：81.3 克
尺寸：含蓋總高69 毫米，頸部直徑20 毫米，嘴部直徑7 毫米
扁平式，溜肩，橢圓形足内凹，短圓柱頸。 背面通透的純黑色面上有細而透明的白色紋理。 表面包漿細膩，光滑無瑕。
拍賣結果比較：一件相近蘇作鼻烟壺，見紐約佳士得 The Ruth and Carl Barron Collection of Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles: Part V 拍場，2017年9月13日 lot 217, 售價USD 47,500.；另一件相近鼻烟壺見紐約蘇富比The Joe Grimberg Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles 拍場，2010年9月14日 lot 70, 售價USD 23,750.
China, 18th century. Extremely well-hollowed through a small mouth, the mostly opaque stone is of a deep black tone with white shadings to one side, skillfully utilized by the lapidary in the carved relief depiction of a man holding an umbrella in the black night, desperately trying to find shelter before a perfect storm.
Provenance: From an old private collection in Ohio, USA.
Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear, microscopic nibbling here and there.
Stopper: White jadeite cabochon with shades of apple green, finely carved spoon
Weight: 81.3 g
Dimensions: Height including stopper 69 mm. Diameter neck 20 mm and mouth 7 mm
The flattened and rounded rectangular body rises from a thick oval foot to a short cylindrical neck with a concave top. Thin and translucent white veins on a plain black ground to the backside. The surface with a fine patina and a smooth and unctuous manual polish.
The Master of the Rocks School seems to have specialized in carvings from two-colored hardstones, such as agate, crystal, chalcedony and jade. The school's main output was bottles carved with landscape designs, but many other subjects are recorded, which may have been partly produced for the Imperial Court. The quality of carving and the use of material in the present bottle are typical of this school.
Literature comparison: For other examples of snuff bottles from the Master of the Rocks School, see Moss, Graham, Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles, the Mary and George Bloch Collection, Vol. 1, pp. 332-369, nos. 128-141. The bottle, no. 128, pp. 322-323 exhibits a very similar material and style to the presently offered bottle.
Auction result comparison: Compare with a related snuff bottle from the same school at Christie’s New York in The Ruth and Carl Barron Collection of Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles: Part V on 13 September 2017, lot 217, sold for USD 47,500. Compare also with a related snuff bottle at Sotheby’s New York in The Joe Grimberg Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles on 14 September 2010, lot 70, sold for USD 23,750.
清代蘇作墨玉巧雕人物場景鼻烟壺
中國，十八世紀。幾乎不透明的石料，小口，掏膛完整。深黑色玉帶有白色紋理，巧雕刻一個人在黑夜裡拿著一把雨傘，試圖在一場完美的暴風雨之前找到住所。
來源：美國俄亥俄州私人老收藏
品相：狀況極佳，輕微磨損，局部有細的磨損
壺蓋：白色翡翠飄綠，小壺匙
重量：81.3 克
尺寸：含蓋總高69 毫米，頸部直徑20 毫米，嘴部直徑7 毫米
扁平式，溜肩，橢圓形足内凹，短圓柱頸。 背面通透的純黑色面上有細而透明的白色紋理。 表面包漿細膩，光滑無瑕。
拍賣結果比較：一件相近蘇作鼻烟壺，見紐約佳士得 The Ruth and Carl Barron Collection of Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles: Part V 拍場，2017年9月13日 lot 217, 售價USD 47,500.；另一件相近鼻烟壺見紐約蘇富比The Joe Grimberg Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles 拍場，2010年9月14日 lot 70, 售價USD 23,750.
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