A WHITE JADEITE 'CRANE AND PINE' SNUFF BOTTLEOf flattened globular form, surmounted by a flaring tubular neck with a flat lip, supported on an oval foot ring, the russet inclusion on one side carved to form the vignette of a pine tree shading a crane standing beside a sprig of lingzhi, the reverse carved with a raised circular panel inscribed with the characters yi pian bing xin zai and two seals sheng and yu.
2in (5cm) high注脚Provenance:
Sotheby's, New York, Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles, 6 April 1990 lot 159