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I.49
Precious Trinket
Translucent nephrite; with a flat lip and slightly concave foot; carved with a band of kui dragons; the base inscribed in seal script Zhenwan 珍玩 (‘precious trinket’)
Probably palace workshops, Beijing, 1700–1800
Height: 5.4 cm
Mouth/lip: 0.70/1.55 cm
Stopper: tourmaline; silver collar with integral spoon
Provenance:
George Fischer, 1930s
Guy Mayer, 1952
Gerry P. Mack
Gary Mack
Robert Kleiner, November 1999
Published:
Robert W. L. Kleiner, Precious Playthings: Important Snuff Bottles from the Mack Collection (London: Robert Kleiner & Co., 2000), no. 7