A FAMILLE ROSE, UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND GILT-DECORATED PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE
A FAMILLE ROSE, UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND GILT-DECORATED PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE

QIANLONG FOUR-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN IRON RED IN A LINE AND OF THE PERIOD, 1770-1795

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A FAMILLE ROSE, UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND GILT-DECORATED PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE
QIANLONG FOUR-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN IRON RED IN A LINE AND OF THE PERIOD, 1770-1795
The bottle is of flattened double-gourd shape with a rectangular lower body decorated in famille rose enamels on one side with tree peony and begonia, and on the reverse with chrysanthemum and asters, all within a raised border, and the narrow sides are decorated with iron-red flower sprays. The upper body is decorated on each side with an iron-red flower head medallion surrounded by leafy flower stems in underglaze blue and gilding. The reign mark on the base is flanked by two gilt and underglaze blue florets.
2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm.) high, porcelain stopper
Provenance
Lizzadro Collection, Chicago, Illinois, acquired prior to 1960.

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