Qianlong period, 乾隆 1736–1795

Four-color glass overlay on a clear apple-green ground carved in layers with a branch of lingzhi and two bats on gift-wrapped brocade tied around one shoulder, the bottle of elongated pear form with a cylindrical neck and recessed foot.

Lingzhi and bats form the rebus "May your mind be clear when blessings arrive." See Bartholomew (2006), no. 7.25.2.

H: 6.2 cm

Provenance 起源:
Karl Schmidt
Linda F. Crawley

Published 发布: Asiantiques, A Fascination for Miniatures: The Linda F. Crawley Collection of Chinese Snuff (2008), cat. no. 52

Ref. 052-LO548

Price on request