Description: An enamel painted porcelain snuff bottle. Republic period. Color enamel painted with chrysanthemum flowers on one side, painted with an eagle standing over rock underneath pine tree on the other side. With poetic inscriptions on the side. Sealed: "Shi Ning". Four-character Qianlong mark in overglaze blue on the bottom. Flattened ovoid form, on flat base, with metal mounted glass stopper. 2 1/2". Provenance: From the collection of Sara Janet Shaw, MD.