A YANGZHOU SCHOOL ‘FIVE BATS’ GLASS OVERLAY SNUFF BOTTLE, 19TH CENTURYCinnabar-red overlay on opaque turquoise-blue glass, carved in light relief, with neatly incised detailsChina, Yangzhou, 19th centuryBoth sides show five bats surrounding the shou sign in the center. A fairly good sign of the quality of this bottle is the reasonable control of the overlay color on the foot rim, which, while appearing almost faultless on the outside, ‘bleeds’ into the foot inside. The composition is well balanced and powerful, with confident use of a strong contrast in colors.Shape: Flattened ovalHollowing: StandardMouth, neck and lip: Slightly sprawling, elongated neck with slanted lip and very large mouthBase: Oval with raised thin foot rimStopper: Agate cabochon on black plateletHeight of the bottle with stopper: 6.6 cm.Width of the mouth: 7 mm.Width of the neck: 12 mm.Weight: 25.6 cmCondition: PerfectProvenance: American private collectionAuction result comparison: SNUFF BOTTLES FROM THE MARY AND GEORGE BLOCH COLLECTIONPart V. Bonham’s, 27 May 2012, Hong Kong, lot 59. (compare with a bottle from the same group, showing a 'Zhong Kui' motif)揚州五福套料玻璃鼻烟壺,十九世紀綠松石藍色地套朱紅料,細節入微中國, 揚州,十九世紀壺型: 扁平橢圓形掏膛: 規整壺口、頸與唇部:頸部細長外撇,撇唇,寬口底足: 橢圓形淺圈足壺蓋:瑪瑙蓋,黑色托片壺高(含壺蓋): 6.6 厘米口徑:7 毫米壺頸寬:12 毫米重量:25.6 cm品相:完美來源:美國私人收藏