Bottle ID: 150

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APPLE GREEN, RECTANGULAR

Date: 1780-1850

Height: 63 mm

Jadeite, of rectangular form, with sloping shoulders to a neck with slightly concave mouth, well hollowed and with a neatly carved footrim, the stone of vivid mottled emerald green tone.

Possibly imperial, attributed to the Palace Workshops, Beijing.

Similar Examples:

Crane Collection no. 376
Crane Collection no. 186
Hall, Robert. Chinese Snuff bottles XII, 'A Must Have Accessory', 2007, p. 55, no. 78.
Moss, Hugh, Victor Graham and Ka Bo Tsang. A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles - The Mary and George Bloch Collection, 1995, Vol. 1, pp. 402-403, no. 154.
Sotheby's, New York, September 15, 1998, lot 258, The Neal W. and Frances R. Hunter Collection.
Sotheby's, New York, September 14, 2010, lot 84, The Joe Grimberg Collection.

Provenance:

Clare Lawrence Ltd.
Joseph Baruch Silver
Belle Schoen
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Schoen
Yamanaka & Co., Inc., New York, prior to 1952

Exhibited:

China Institute in America, New York, December 1, 1952 through January 31, 1953, The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Schoen

Published:

China Institute in America, New York, December 1, 1952 through January 31, 1953, The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Schoen, p. 5, no. 1

There is a series of white nephrite bottles of exactly this form, of which one is in the Bloch Collection. Their simple form belies the superb craftsmanship that has gone into their manufacture. In the majority of cases the mouths of these bottles are very small, illustrating the technical skill required to hollow out a bottle to the degree shown here.

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