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18th/19th century
The flattened baluster body rising from a wide foot ring to a cylindrical neck, the sides elegantly carved with six lobes forming the closed petals of a lotus bud growing from its calyx, below a rope work around the base of the neck, each lobe inscribed with a six-character inscription, stopper. 5.5cm (2 1/8in) high. (2).
Footnotes
The item within this lot containing ivory has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (Section 10). Ref.NR173ZTX
該批次中含有象牙的物品已根據《象牙法案》(章節10)註冊Ref.NR173ZTX
十八/十九世紀 瑪瑙刻詩文鼻烟壺
Provenance: Mrs C.G. Blaxter
Christie's London, 11 November 1974, lot 23
Trudy and John Cohen, collection no.B19
C.G. Blaxter夫人
倫敦佳士得,1974年11月11日,拍品編號23
Trudy及John Cohen伉儷,藏品編號B19
The inscription reads:
掌上獻奇珍香生四座春芝蘭同氣。潤欺珠玉光華鮮垢塵可稱三代器。雅愛最宜心珍藏味水月以精神明。
Which may be translated as:
The present lot may belong to the group identified by H.Moss in , London, 1971, p.74, characterised by translucent pale agate and typically bearing inscriptions. The stone is exquisitely carved as a six-petalled lotus bud on the cusp of bloom, its luminous translucency reinforcing the symbolism of purity traditionally associated with the lotus, which emerges unstained from muddy waters.
See a jade snuff bottle of lotus bud form, 1736-1795, illustrated by R.Hall, , Hong Kong, 2005, no.84. A chalcedony snuff bottle with panels inscribed with a poem, 19th century and attributed to the Palace Workshops, Beijing, is illustrated by H.Moss, V.Graham, and K.B.Tsang, , vol.1, New York, 1993, no.164.
Compare the shape with a celadon jade 'lotus petal' snuff bottle, 1750-1820, which was sold at Bonhams New York, 15 September 2025, lot 180.