Adam's FINE ASIAN ART Part I 28th & Part II 29th June 2022

Fine Asian Art | 28-29 & 30 June 2022 45 Additional information and photographs for all lots can be found at www.adams.ie 48 A WHITE JADE ‘LOTUS POND’ SNUFF BOTTLE CHINA, POSSIBLY QING DYNASTY This snuff bottle has been carved out of a single white jade pebble with infused russets. It rests on a short ring foot, has a flattened round body and round shoulder, carved with ‘beast’ handles with loose rings imitation, and surmounted by a short circular neck. Its front part has been carved in low- relief with a naturalist subject, that of a lotus pond, whilst its back part has been left uncarved and is infused with amber-tone veins, a good transcription of the mud of the lotus pond. The inner part is well hollowed. Offered at auction together with a stopper. H (stopper excluded): 5,5 cm Weight: 79,3 grams Provenance: Property from a French collector: a collection of jade and stone carvings and snuff bottles assembled over two decades. Pieces either bought privately or at public auction. Notes: 1. The mud in which the lotus roots grow represents the darkness from which all life begins, as the lotus grows it reaches towards the light, which is a metaphor for the Buddhist pursuit of enlightenment. Chinese poets and scholars often also use the lotus as a symbol of inspiration to continue striving through difficulties. 2. Compare with a related ‘lotus pond’ jade snuff bottle sold at BONHAM’S New York, 2016-09-12, lot 9096, for USD 5,250. 白玉“荷塘”鼻烟壶 中国，可能为清后期 € 2,000 - 4,000 49 A WHITE JADE SNUFF BOTTLE OF ROUND SHAPE CHINA, POSSIBLY QING DYNASTY This snuff bottle has been carved out of a single piece of white jade. It rests on a short ring foot, as a flattened egg-shaped body and round shoulders carved with ‘beast’ handles with loose rings imitation and surmounted by a short cylindrical neck. The inner part is masterfully hollowed. Offered at auction together with a stopper. H (stopper excluded): 5,8 cm Weight: 55,1 grams Provenance: Property from a French collector: a collection of jade and stone carvings and snuff bottles assembled over two decades. Pieces either bought privately or at public auction. Note: Compare with a related snuff bottle dated to the 18th-19th century, property from the collection of Philipp Wood, San Francisco, USA, sold at CHRISTIE’S New York, USA, 2013-01-8/9, lot 161, sold for USD 7,500. 白玉圆形鼻烟壶 中国，可能为清末期 € 4,000 - 6,000 PROPERTIES FROM A FRENCH COLLECTOR OF JADE CARVINGS AND SNUFFBOTTLES