λ A very fine Chinese white jade snuff bottle 18th century
十八世紀 白玉素身鼻煙壺
λ A very fine Chinese white jade snuff bottle 18th century, the plain flattened rectangular body with a gently rounded shoulder, raised on a neat oval foot, the stone an even translucent tone, the domed stopper probably tourmaline, the spoon ivory, 7.8cm.
Cf. The National Palace Museum, Lifting the Spirit and Body: The Art and Culture of Snuff Bottles, pp.230-231, where a closely related example is illustrated.
十八世紀 白玉素身鼻煙壺