A MOLDED PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE


1770-1820Molded as a lion dog enameled in lavender and green embracing its pup enameled in puce and green, their bulging eyes picked out in black, the narrow circular opening placed at the top of the lion's head and the foot ring formed as a ribbon descending from the yellow-glazed ball held between their paws, with an iron red mark to the foot. 3in (7.5cm) high
|1770-1820年 瓷胎模印太獅少獅式鼻煙壺Provenance: William A Parker Jr.PublishedRandall, Christopher, To Have and to Hold Snuff Bottles from Imperial China, 2005, no. 10Snuff bottles from this mold first appear in the later years of the Qianlong period. For a similar example decorated in famille rose enamels, see H. White, Snuff Bottles from China: The Victoria and Albert Museum Collection, London, 1992, pl. 114, no. 3, and for an identical example from the same mold, with a clear glaze, see H. Moss, Snuff Bottles of China, London, 1971, p. 125, no. 288.