A Chinese carved white jade and hardstone 'Aubergine' snuff bottle, Qing dynasty late 18th to early 19th century, attributed to the palace workshop, on a wooden stand, 7 cm high. Provenance: Acquired from Clare Chu for the Asian Art Studio, Los Angeles on 26 September 2008 (with invoice), C. Y. Tse, Hong Kong 1986, Compare a similar aubergine bottle in the Bloch collection, see no. 29, Chinese snuff bottles: a miniature Art from the collection of Mary and George Bloch, Hong Kong Museum of Art, 18 March to 8 June 1994, P. 83