A BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTYPorcelain, painted in cobalt-blue and iron-red under a transparent glazeChina, 19th centuryDelicately painted to depict a warrior and noblemen under a blooming cherry tree in a garden setting. The foot painted with a cobalt-blue double circle.Shape: CylindricHollowing: StandardMouth, neck and lip: Cylindric sprawling neck with large mouth, the inner of neck glazedBase: Round base with raised foot rimHeight of the bottle with stopper: 7 cm.Width of the mouth: 8 mm.Width of the neck: 15 mm.Weight: 44,5 cmCondition: One chip to inner foot rim, almost not visible from the outside, some minuscule fritting to lip, otherwise excellentProvenance: United Kingdom private collection, old collector’s label to bottom青花釉裏紅鼻烟壺,清代陶瓷,青花釉裏紅中國, 十九世紀壺型: 圓柱形掏膛: 規整壺口、頸與唇部:直頸向上逐漸外撇,大口,頸内上釉底足: 圓形内凹,高圈足壺高(含壺蓋): 7 厘米口徑: 8 毫米壺頸寬: 15 毫米重量: 44,5 cm品相: 圈足内裏有一処小磕損,從外部不可見;唇部小摺邊,其他部位保存極好來源: 英國私人收藏,壺底可見藏家收藏老標簽