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1708
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Jade snuff bottle of thin shield shape with balsam spray one face and long blue filled imperial inscription on the other
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Jade snuff bottle of thin shield shape with
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BATEA : 1707
Simple name
snuff bottle
Classified name
jade; Qing; snuff bottle; flower; calligraphy; Qianlong; China; imperial; inscription; peony;
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White nephrite jade snuff bottle of thin flattened shield form, one side incised with two flowered, one bud, spray with blue infill, the other face with 33 character imperial inscription; the stopper silvered metal mounted agate?
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jade
Description condition
good
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greenish white
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7.3cm
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5.5cm
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Description inscription
'On the Peony Mutan (note 1)' - written by the Emperor (thought to be Qianlong)"The falling dew lies think on the flowers;The latter are protected by the metal bells (note 2) near the railing.The Tao (note 3) family in the village has no need of these flowers;They are fit for the company of Xie An of the Eastern Hill"
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Case 2-10
Production date
1736 = 1795
Production period
Qing , possibly Qianlong
Production place
China
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