AN EMBELLISHED 'EXOTIC BIRD' CHALCEDONY SNUFF BOTTLE Chalcedony of even caramel tone, with smooth

AN EMBELLISHED 'EXOTIC BIRD' CHALCEDONY SNUFF BOTTLE Chalcedony of even caramel tone, with smooth surface finish, the embellishments made of jade, soapstone and lacquer . China, The bottle: 1750-1850. The embellishment: Tsuda family,Kyoto, Japan, 1890-1941Skillfully applied with lacquer, soapstone and jade of differing colors depicting an exotic bird perching on a fruiting and blossoming peach branch on one side, the verso decorated with a boy in court robe playing with a gyroscope.Shape: Flattened rectangular form with rounded shouldersHollowing: Excellent, to the extent that the material became almost translucentMouth, neck and lip: The neck of tapered, almost cylindric form, the top slightly convex, the mouth with symmetric inner cylinderBase: Oval with broad raised foot rimStopper: Possibly matching, ivory on glass platelet, good ivory spoonHeight of the bottle with stopper: 6.6 cmWidth of the mouth: 7 mmWidth of the neck: 18 mmCondition: Excellent, the embellishment in literally mint condition with only minimal traces of wear to the lacquer work, one tiny natural imperfection to lipProvenance: American Private CollectionLiterature comparison: CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES FROM THE COLLECTION OF BARBARA AND MARVIN DICKER. Bonham’s, March 16th 2015, NEW YORK, lot 1084. (for a bottle with an almost identical embellishment of an exotic bird on a branch, but made of jade) Chinese Art. Sotheby’s, December 2nd 2016, HONG KONG, lot 886. Snuff Bottles from the Mary and George Bloch Collection: Part VI. Sotheby’s, May 27th 2013, HONG KONG, lot 119. (both for comparable embellished chalcedony snuff bottles).Expertise: Alexander Zacke玉髓畫異國秀鳥鼻煙壺平整焦糖色玉髓, 秀雅平面磨光, 加工配件用玉、滑石與漆雕成中國, 壺為1750–1850年間製造, 配件被日本京都津田家族在1890–1941 年間製造巧妙地雕成漆、滑石與玉部, 正面異國鳥位於帶花與果樹上, 背面描繪戲童圖.形狀：平面長方形, 肩成圓角掏膛：規整, 幾乎透明瓶口、頸、瓶唇： 錐頸, 幾乎成圓柱形, 頭稍微突出, 口內部圓柱相稱底足：橢圓, 寬足邊稍微突出蓋: 或相配, 牙雕在玻璃片上, 優美牙雕勺高（帶蓋）：6.6厘米口徑：0.7厘米頸部直徑：1.8厘米狀態敘述：完善, 配件完善狀態, 漆彩幾乎無褪色, 唇部帶一天然瑕疵來源：美國私人收藏文獻: CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES FROM THE COLLECTION OF BARBARA AND MARVIN DICKER. Bonham’s, 2015 年3月16日, NEW YORK, 編號1084. Chinese Art. Sotheby’s, 2016年12月2日, HONG KONG, 編號886. Snuff Bottles from the Mary and George Bloch Collection: Part VI. Sotheby’s, 2013年5 月27日, HONG KONG, 編號119.