A LARGE FAMILLE ROSE ‘WEIQI PLAYERS’ PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTYWhite porcelain with vivid polychrome enamels and gold paintingChina, 18th – 19th century, Qianlong six-character mark painted in blue at the baseFine and well-detailed depiction of a group of noble figures watching two weiqi players at their game. The backside with other noble figures examining a scroll painting.Shape: Bulbous square formHollowing: StandardMouth, neck and lip: Elongated cylindric neck with flat top, large mouthBase: Oval base with raised unglazed foot rimStopper: Apple green jadeite with green platelet and good, old spoonHeight of the bottle with stopper: 10 cm.Width of the mouth: 10 mm.Width of the neck: 24 mm.Weight: 145 gramsCondition: Tiny chip to foot, fritting to neck, some very minor abrasions to paintingProvenance: American private collection, old collector label to top大型粉彩文人下棋圖鼻烟壺,清代白釉底,粉彩,金彩中國,十八至十九世紀,底部青花乾隆六字款壺型: 方形圓肩掏膛:規整壺口、頸與唇部:拉長直頸,壺口平整,大口底足:橢圓高圈足,未上釉壺蓋:蘋果綠翡翠,綠色托片,老杓良好壺高(含壺蓋):10 厘米口徑:10 毫米壺頸寬:24 毫米重量: 145 克品相: 底足小裂口,頸部有細縫,畫面上有輕微磨損來源: 美國私人收藏,底部可見收藏家老標簽