B37

Chalcedony, dendritic areas incorporated in a scene of a hawk looking backwards over its shoulder whilst standing under a tree, with windswept mountains in the background; the well hollowed bottle of flattened rectangular form with a raised oval foot rim.

Chinese, 1750 - 1860
Stopper: coral with a pearl finial on black collar
Provenance: Peter Green, London
Hugh Moss Ltd, London, 1973
Illustrated: Chinese Snuff Bottles of the Silica and Quartz Group by Hugh Moss, page 38, no 85.
Height: 5.3cm

This subject has been enlivened by the use of the natural inclusions in the stone. Dendritic areas are used to create the leaves and branches of a tree, and natural lines running through the stone emphasize the drama of the windswept scene. This is a wonderful work of art in which the artist has used brilliantly all the natural markings.