A RARE AND FINELY CARVED YELLOW-GREEN AND RUSSET JADE SNUFF BOTTLE very well hollowed, of rounded square form tapering to a cylindrical neck, the mouth slightly concave, resting atop a well carved oval foot, the thick dark russet skin intricately carved with a continuous scene of Shoulao walking toward a pavilion, followed by a monkey holding a peach, enshrouded by dramatic mist hovering over a pine and paulownia tree, the uncarved area of an even yellow-green color with a russet inclusion on the neck height 2 1/8 in., 5.4 cm 1750-1850 MASTER OF THE ROCKS SCHOOL
A RARE AND FINELY CARVED YELLOW-GREEN AND RUSSET JADE SNUFF BOTTLE very well hollowed, of rounded square form tapering to a cylindrical neck, the mouth slightly concave, resting atop a well carved oval foot, the thick dark russet skin intricately carved with a continuous scene of Shoulao walking toward a pavilion, followed by a monkey holding a peach, enshrouded by dramatic mist hovering over a pine and paulownia tree, the uncarved area of an even yellow-green color with a russet inclusion on the neck height 2 1/8 in., 5.4 cm 1750-1850 MASTER OF THE ROCKS SCHOOL
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