A rare white jade 'Guanyin and Shancai' snuff bottle19th century
Well-hollowed, the rounded bulbous body delicately carved in low relief depicting Guanyin in long flowing robes standing on a lotus flower atop crashing waves, accompanied by her attendant Shancai, the reverse with a gnarled pine tree amidst rockwork, the stone of an even white tone, stopper. 5.3cm (2in) high (2).注脚十九世紀 白玉雕「觀音善財」鼻煙壺

Provenance:
The Angela Chua Collection

來源：
蔡劉木蘭收藏

Exhibited:
On loan to the Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore, 1996-2002

展覽：
1996年至2002年借展於新加坡亞洲文明博物館

Compare with another white jade example of similar shape and carving style, 1760-1812, illustrated by H.White, Snuff Bottles from China. The Victoria and Albert Museum Collection, London, 1990, p.17, pl.1.

白玉質，浮雕觀音及善財童子像。參考一件清中期白玉雕鼻煙壺，形制雕工類似，見H.White著，《Snuff Bottles from China. The Victoria and Albert Museum Collection》，倫敦，1990年，頁17，圖版1。