Description
Description: Chinese snuff bottle of complex compressed hexagonal form, decorated in underglaze cobalt blue with coiled dragons chasing the sacred pearl.
Mark: Qianlong mark
Dating: 19th Century
Material: Porcelain, not glazed inside.
Size: 57 mm high
Stopper: Plastic imitating a coral carved qilin, green collar and bone spoon
Provenance: Antiquarian market
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Notes: The construction of this small bottle is quite complex, being hexagonal both by top and side view, with a hexagonal foot. The quality of the decoration is remarkable, considering that the two dragons are more coiled than the usually seen ones, despite the limited space available. In fact, the bottle has an unusual long neck, resulting in a body that is only 41 mm high (1.6 inches).
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