A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE 'GOURD AND BUTTERFLY' SNUFF BOTTLE 18th/19th century (2)A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE 'GOURD AND BUTTERFLY' SNUFF BOTTLE18th/19th century The bottle shaped as a gourd, finely carved with leafy branches encircling butterflies and melons, the stone of white polished tone with russet inclusions, metal and glass stopper. 6.5cm (2 1/2in) high. (2).十八/十九世紀 白玉帶皮瓜瓞紋鼻煙壺Provenance: Spink & Son Ltd., LondonJoseph (1938-2005) and Bella (1941-2011) Shapiro, acquired from the above on 27 February 1987, and thence by descent 來源：倫敦古董商Spink & Son Ltd.Joseph Shapiro (1938-2005)和 Bella Shapiro (1941-2011)在1987年2月27日從上處購得，並由後人保存迄今Butterflies die (蝶) are a homophone with the character for little gourds die (瓞), symbolic of fertility because of the multitude of their seeds. Butterflies and melons form the pun guadie (瓜瓞), a rebus for 'ceaseless generations of descendants'.Compare with a related white and russet jade 'butterly and gourd' snuff bottle, 19th century, which was sold at Bonhams London, 12 May 2022, lot 215.public_sentiment_keywords: 玉+商is_parse: 20230413image: yuzhan_bonhams_item/51930648.jpgsold_price_type: £