Lot Essay
For a gray-glazed porcelain bottle of similar type and its ivory precursor, see Robert W. L. Kleiner, Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Collection of Mary and George Bloch, pp. 177 and 135, and figs. 240 and 186, respectively
For the identical model in biscuit porcelain see Sotheby's New York, November 22, 1988, lot 261
For other enameled examples see Chinese Snuff Bottles, Hong Kong Museum of Art, 15 Oct-26 Nov 1977, Catalogue, fig. 127; and Christie's London, The Ko Family Collection, June 18, 1973, lot 45
For the identical model in biscuit porcelain see Sotheby's New York, November 22, 1988, lot 261
For other enameled examples see Chinese Snuff Bottles, Hong Kong Museum of Art, 15 Oct-26 Nov 1977, Catalogue, fig. 127; and Christie's London, The Ko Family Collection, June 18, 1973, lot 45