Probably Beijing Palace Workshops, Qianlong period, 乾隆 1736–1795

Translucent ruby-red glass overlay on clear glass with light bubble inclusions, the bottle modeled and carved in the form of a carp.

Compare to a cameo bottle, with the same subject but in a different position in Hugh Moss, Victor Graham and Ka Bo Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles: The Mary and George Bloch Collection, 5 volumes (Hong Kong: 1998), vol. 5 Glass, part 2, cat. no. 899. A similar example sold at Sotheby's New York, Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Collection of Ann & John Hamilton and Other Private Owners, 27 March 2003, lot 208.

H: 8.7 cm

Provenance 起源: Linda F. Crawley

Published 发布: Asiantiques, A Fascination for Miniatures: The Linda F. Crawley Collection of Chinese Snuff (2008), cat. no. 74

Ref. 074-LO600

Price on request