A Fine Collection of Chinese Pottery, Porcelain and Jade
Timed Online Auction, 2 - 22 November 2023
Snuff bottles, jade and carved hardstones
Lot Estimate
ZAR 12 000 - 15 000
About this Item
A Chinese painted porcelain snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty, 19th century
Notes
During the Ming Dynasty, snuff was introduced into China as a luxury commodity from Europe. Chinese craftsmen used a selection of precious materials namely jade, quartz, agate, imported metals and ivory to create airtight snuff bottles to hold this form of pulverized tobacco and protect the valued resource against the more humid Chinese climate. The practice of snuff-taking became extremely popular in the imperial courts of the Qing Dynasty.
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