Lot 189 , A Chinese brown jasper ‘sage’ snuff bottle, 19th century, 5.8cm

A Chinese brown jasper ‘sage’ snuff bottle, 19th century, carved in high relief with the figure of a boy seated holding an iron crutch amid rocks, before a gourd emanating the spirit of Li Tieguai, 5.8cm
£300-500

Condition:
Provenance - the former owner collected jades and snuff bottles in the 1960s and early 1970s while living and working in Hong Kong. Typical minor natural inclusions to the stone, two minute nicks to the edge of the rim, otherwise in good condition.

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