A Carved Celadon Jade Snuff Bottle
19TH/20TH CENTURY
清晚期-青玉洒金巧雕钟馗伏魔鼻烟壶
the mossy stone blushed with a mottled patch of russet, carved with a straight ovoid foot supporting the body of compressed rectangular form, with rounded shoulders rising to a short neck. Carved in low relief to one side with a figure wielding a blade; sectioned jadeite stopper.
Height 2 3/4 in., 7 cm.
Property from a Private Collection, Chicago, Illinois
Acquired from Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, 15 May 1997