• Dimension: Height: 2 1/2 in (6.1 cm) Length: 1 1/2 in (3.5 cm) Width: 5/8 in (1.4 cm)
• Estimate From: $2500
• Estimate To: $3500

Imperial shop. Of ovoid form, the bottle finely inscribed in calligraphy with imperial poem to one side and with two character marks 'Qian' and 'Long'; the back incised in gilt with prunus, fitted with turquoise carved stopper. Qing Dynasty Qianlong period.

Provenance: Property from an important collection, Las Vegas, Nevada, assembled prior to 1990s.
形制規整，有蓋，蓋鈕爲上等松石製成，雕刻「螭龍紋」。器身扁圓體，直口，短頸，溜肩，橢圓形圈足。以上等和田白玉製成，玉質潔白細膩，瑩潤光潔，如脂如膏。正面陰刻「梅花」，花枝招展，自由舒展，文氣十足。反面御題詩文「貞姿宜雪後,芳信報春前。澧皋將洛浦,可以結忘年，乾隆。」雙面皆填金。整器寓意美好，梅花象徵着高潔堅強，象徵着不畏嚴寒，獨步早春的可貴精神；竹象徵高風亮節，有堅貞高潔的精神；蘭草象徵清淡雅緻，代表着高尚的人品。 來源: 内華達州拉斯維加斯重要私人收藏, 收藏于1990年以前