A RARE ‘LIU HAI’ JADE SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTYYellow jade with a cinnabar inclusion and some lighter veins, carved and incised in high relief, very good manual polish with almost ‘oily’ surfaceChina, 18th – 19th Century Liu Hai is shown standing on top of the three-legged toad with the string of cash in his raised right hand. The back side with several lingzhi springing from rockwork and a flying bat.Shape: Bulbous sweeping shape Hollowing: SuperbMouth, neck and lip: Short sweeping neck with slanted lip, flat top, very small mouthBase: Oval convex base with flat foot rimStopper: Coral cabochon with old metal mounting and spoon, organic plateletHeight of the bottle with stopper: 7.4 cm.Width of the mouth: 5 mm.Width of the neck: 19 mm.Weight: 61.4 gramsCondition: Excellent with some old wear, as expected on a bottle of this ageProvenance: American private collection罕見玉雕劉海鼻烟壺,清代黃玉帶朱紅沁色,肌理細微,深浮雕,精工抛光,表面光滑潤澤中國, 十八至十九世紀 壺型:球狀,下斂掏膛:高超壺口、頸與唇部:頸部短且寬大,撇唇,平面壺口,口極小底足:橢圓凸出,平圈足壺蓋:珊瑚,金屬框,小杓,有機材料托片 壺高(含壺蓋):7.4 厘米口徑:5 毫米壺頸寬:19 毫米重量:61.4 克品相:極其優秀,稍有年代痕跡來源:美國私人收藏