Decorated on each side in ‘famille rose’ enamels with a gathering of figures in a pavilion paying tribute to a dignitary, the shoulders decorated in underglaze blue and gilding with lotus sprays. The matching stopper simulates coral and gilt bronze, 6cm.
Made in Jingdezhen.
Categories: Chinese Snuff Bottles at Burghley | Chinese Works of Art | Exhibitions |
A porcelain snuff bottle, mark and period of Qianlong (1736-1795).
REFERENCE: CSBC20