White nephrite jade snuff bottle of shield shape

Manager ID

1706

Title

White nephrite jade snuff bottle of shield shape with cherry trees on both faces and 31 character inscription on one face

Short title

White nephrite jade snuff bottle of shield shape

Record number

BATEA : 1705

Simple name

snuff bottle

Classified name

jade; Qing; snuff bottle; cherry; flower; poem

Description

Description part summary

White nephrite jade snuff bottle of shield shape with incised decoration of a cherry tree issuing from the ground on each face, one face also with a 31 character inscription in Kai Shu script; a dark green jade stopper with black mounting

Description material

jade

Description condition

good

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Description length

Description height

6.5cm

Description diameter

Description width

6cm

Description depth

Description inscription

The subject is conatined in the 3 characters in a line on the extreme right. A poem written by the emperor ( Note 1) 'The Han (note 2) hill is much more beautiful than the Ta-Yu (note 3) mountain range; There are no plum blossoms; Why? Being in good spirits, I draw something uncommon; Lo! the serene beauties are outside the window.' Note 1 the emperor is probably Qianlong; note 2 The Han hill is in the modern province of Jiangsu; note 3 The Ta-Yu mountain range is in the modern province of Jiangxi; it has two rows of plum trees with red and white blossoms; ' 'serene beauties' refers to plum blossoms.

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