A CARVED WHITE NEPHRITE 'PRUNUS AND LONGEVITY' SNUFF BOTTLE Probably imperial, attributed to the Palace Workshops, 1750-1800PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF KIM GREENA CARVED WHITE NEPHRITE 'PRUNUS AND LONGEVITY' SNUFF BOTTLEProbably imperial, attributed to the Palace Workshops, 1750-1800Very well-hollowed, the compressed, spherical form bottle supported on an oval-shaped concave foot, with a cylindrical neck, flat lip and wide mouth, carved in low relief on one main side with a blossoming prunus tree growing from rockwork from which lingzhi issues, the reverse carved with four raised characters reading, Yannian yishou (extended years and long life), the attractive matrix of a soft-white hue.2 1/4in (5.8cm) high1750-1800 白玉「延年益壽」鼻煙壺一件或爲御製 或爲宮廷作坊製Provenance:The Collection of Lawrence Bier, no. 123 Sotheby's New York, March 23, 2004, lot 263 Kim Green collection no. 86