Gourd-Shaped Snuff Bottle with a Butterfly, Trailing Tendrils, and Fruit Branches
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1750–1800
This Chinese snuff bottle is carved from green nephrite jade in the form of a double gourd. Its exterior features high-relief carved decoration depicting climbing leafy vines, fruit branches, scrolling tendrils, and a butterfly clinging to the undulating surface. The stone displays varied tones of green with natural darker inclusions, complemented at the neck by a contrasting pinkish cabochon stopper.
The vessel was created in China during the Qing dynasty, dating to between 1750 and 1800. It measures 6.7 cm in height and 3.3 cm in diameter (2 5/8 by 1 5/16 inches) and is preserved as part of the Lucy Maud Buckingham Collection.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Green jade (nephrite) with carved decoration
- Dimensions
- 6.7 × 3.3 cm (2 5/8 × 1 5/16 in.); Diam.: 3.3 cm (1 5/16 in.)
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- China
- Place recorded
- China
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Art Institute of Chicago collection record for this single object; how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Museum object name
- Gourd-Shaped Snuff Bottle with a Butterfly, Trailing Tendrils, and Fruit Branches
- Museum object number
- 1925.1276
Catalogue references
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