Lot 497. A carved yellowish-green and russet jade snuff bottle, Master of the Rocks school, 1740-1850. Estimate USD 6,000 - USD 8,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016.

The bottle is carved through the brown skin to the yellowish-green ground with a scene of Shoulao, the god of Longevity, standing beneath a gnarled pine as a kneeling monkey offers him a peach. 2 5/8 in. (6.6 cm.) high, glass stopper

Provenance: The Marks Collection. 
Asian Art Studio, Los Angeles, 2008. 
Ruth and Carl Barron Collection, Belmont, Massachusetts, no. 4804.

Christie's. The Ruth and Carl Barron Collection of Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles: Part III, 14 September 2016, New York, Rockefeller Plaza