A fine white jade snuff bottle


18th/19th centuryWell-hollowed, of upright rounded square form rising from a recessed base, the stone uncarved, of an attractive even white tone with a smooth polish, stopper. 5.3cm (2in) high. (2).
|十八/十九世紀 白玉鼻煙壺Provenance:Robert Kleiner, London, 1995, by reputeA distinguished Asian private collection來源：據傳1995年購自倫敦Robert Kleiner亞洲顯赫私人收藏The outstanding quality of the white stone has an attractive silky polish to the entire surface showing the delicate curves of the form, displaying a consistency with the finest jade used for the Court and in the Imperial Workshops. See examples of white jade snuff bottles of similar form, illustrated in Snuff Bottles in the Collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1991, pp.175-176, nos.190 and 192.本壺打磨細膩，素面無紋，更顯其瑩潤玉質和優美線條。相近造型之白玉鼻煙壺例子，可參考台北國立故宮博物院藏二例，見《故宮鼻煙壺》，台北，1991年，頁175及176，編號190及192。