Probably from the Imperial Guangzhou Workshops, Qianlong mark and period, 乾隆 1736–1795

Polychrome enamels on copper, of oblong form with a narrow neck finished by a gilt ring and a small recessed gilt foot enameled with a Qianlong nian zhi (made during the Qianlong period) four-character mark, the body decorated with stylized peonies and leaves on a yellow ground.

In China, the blossoming peony is often associated with prosperity. Compare to an almost identical bottle with a stylized petal motif on the foot instead of the Qianlong mark in Hugh Moss, Victor Graham and Ka Bo Tsang, The Art of the Chinese Snuff Bottle: The J & J Collection, 2 volumes (New York: 1993), vol. I, cat. no. 181.

H: 7.6 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. 87

Ref. 087-L0576

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