Three russet jade snuff bottlesLate 19th/20th century
Each well-hollowed; the first with gently sloping shoulders, the matrix of pale gray and russet shade, one side carved with a pleasant scene depicting a boy standing next to an egret in front of a water fall, with another egret in flight nearby; the second a plain tapering ovoid bottle executed from a grayish-green and dark brown matrix; the third an ovoid bottle with dark brown patches, the side walls carved with auspicious rams and a deer in a craggy hillside near a dual-roofed gazebo.
2 to 2 1/2in (51. to 6.4cm) high (3).注脚Provenance:
Plain bottle of grayish-green and brown color:
Jade House, Hong Kong, 27 December 2001
Bottle carved with rams and a deer:
King Feng Arts Co., Hong Kong, 8 April 1996