A FAMILLE ROSE 'TOBACCO-LEAF' BARREL-SHAPED TEAPOT AND COVER Qianlong period, circa 1770 The oviform body typically painted in underglaze-blue and enameled in pink, yellow, turquoise and green on both sides with an overlapping group of large, serrated leaves, the handle and spout molded as a section of bamboo, the domed cover with a gilt bud finial. 8in (19.5cm) across Footnotes: 乾隆時期 約1770年 粉彩煙草紋帶蓋茶壺 Published Cohen & Cohen, Baroque & Roll, Antwerp, 2015, p. 74, no. 48 出版： 倫敦Cohen & Cohen古董行，《Baroque & Roll》，安特衛普，2015年，頁74，圖版編號48 The origins of the tobacco leaf design remain unclear though it is thought to have been inspired by designs on Indian textiles. It was very popular in the second half of the eighteenth century and appears in a wide range of versions which included pheasants or squirrels and in so-called 'pseudo-tobacco leaf', with different colors, as well as later nineteenth century versions in very thick bright enamels. References: Cohen & Cohen, 2013, p. 85, no. 58, a slightly smaller example with darker enamels; Debomy 2013, p. 289, for another similar teapot. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ¤ ¤ Without reserve