C8 An “anhua” rocks, waves and clouds snuff bottle

Description

Description: A Chinese baluster shaped snuff bottle with an incised Anhua decoration representing Ming style clouds over rocks emerging from waves.

Mark: Unmarked

Dating: 19^th century

Material: Porcelain, glazed inside.

Size: 83 mm high

Stopper: Blue jasper with ivory or bone spoon

Provenance: Mario Dalmazzo Collection (see the Notes here below)

References:

Notes: I knew about the collection of the late Mario Dalmazzo in 2012. In the same year I purchased his bottles from the widow, Ms. Silvana Dalmazzo. They were a couple of passionate travelers, visiting Asia and Africa several times in the mid-20th century.

The bottles here coming from the Dalmazzo collection are: C8, C9, C10, C11, C12, G18, M2, O9, O10, O11, O12, O13, O14, O15, O16, O17, O18, S17, S18, S19, S20, S21, S22, S23, S24, and the ceramic QP9