I.50
Brody’s Band of Taotie

Translucent nephrite; with a flat lip, flat foot, and flat foot rim; carved with an archaised band of two taotie masks
Probably palace workshops, Beijing, 1730 –1840
Height: 6.75 cm
Mouth/lip: 0.65/1.22 cm
Stopper: stained bone; stained bone collar

Provenance:
Joseph Baruch Silver
Clare Lawrence
Alexander Brody
Clare Lawrence
Galerie Asboth, Vienna

Published:
Robert Hall, Chinese Snuff Bottles III (London: Robert Hall, 1990), 29, no. 17