AN EMBELLISHED WHITE JADE ‘PEACH PICKING’ SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY White nephrite jade of even

AN EMBELLISHED WHITE JADE ‘PEACH PICKING’ SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY White nephrite jade of even color with fine and smooth hand polish. China, The bottle: 1750-1850. The embellishment: TSUDA FAMILY,KYOTO, JAPAN, 1890-1941Decorated in relief with lacquer, variegated soapstone and mother-of-pearl to depict a continuous scene of a lady standing near a table awaiting an attendant bringing peaches on a tray, verso a boy in a court robe picking peaches from a tree, the details of the scene picked out in gilt and various polychrome pigments.Shape: Ovoid slightly bulbous formHollowing: ExcellentMouth, neck and lip: Short cylindric neck with slanted lip and flat top, very small mouth, the inner cylinder symmetric to neckBase: Flat oval shapeStopper: MalachiteHeight of the bottle with stopper: 6 cmWidth of the mouth: 4 mmWidth of the neck: 16 mmCondition: Excellent, no chips, wear or other damages to embellishments whatsoever. The jade with small natural fissure inclusions near the baseProvenance: American Private CollectionLiterature comparison: FINE CHINESE CERAMICS & WORKS OF ART. Sotheby’s, March 20th 2012, NEW YORK, lot 283. (for a quite similar bottle, also showing a 'peach' design, the fan of the court lady also embellished with mother of pearl) THE LINDA RIDDELL HOFFMAN COLLECTION OF CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES. Bonham’s, March 22nd 2011, NEW YORK, lot 94. (for another similar bottle, also showing a 'peach' design).Expertise: Alexander Zacke白玉巧雕摘桃鼻煙壺, 清代白玉, 平整顏色與手磨光 中國, 壺為1750–1850年間製造, 配件被日本京都津田家族在1890–1941 年間製造雕漆、滑石與珍珠母配件, 成連綿人物紋, 正面有美女站在小桌旁邊,僕子帶一盤桃子. 背面有小童摘桃圖.用金與彩色顏料強調細節.形狀：卵形稍微像球掏膛：完善瓶口、頸、瓶唇： 短圓柱形頸, 斜唇部, 平頭, 細小口, 內部圓柱跟頸相稱底足：平橢圓形蓋: 孔雀石高（帶蓋）：6厘米口徑：0.4厘米頸部直徑：1.6厘米狀態敘述：完整, 足部帶帶天然夾雜裂隙紋路.來源：美國私人舊藏文獻: FINE CHINESE CERAMICS & WORKS OF ART. Sotheby’s, 2012 年3月20日, NEW YORK, 編號283. THE LINDA RIDDELL HOFFMAN COLLECTION OF CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES. Bonham’s, 2011 年3月22日, NEW YORK, 編號94.