A YELLOW JADE SNUFF BOTTLE
19th century
Of rounded square form with a cylindrical neck and oval foot ring, the surface undecorated and well polished to accentuate the greenish-yellow tone of the stone, pink tourmaline stopper carved with a bat and a leafy peach spray. 6.6cm (2 5/8in) high. (2).
Footnotes:
十九世紀 黃玉素面鼻煙壺

The popularity of yellow nephrite in Imperial circles was very evident during the Qing dynasty, which might reflect a desire to find a close and natural equivalent to the Imperial colour in jade. See a similar yellow jade snuff bottle, illustrated by Hugh Moss, in A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles: The Mary and George Bloch Collection, Vol.1, Hong Kong, 1995, pl.167-168, pp.428-431.

Compare with a similar yellow jade snuff bottle, 1800-1880, which was sold at Bonhams New York, 14 September 2015, lot 8024.

Tiny nicks to the extremities, some tiny natural stone inclusions.