A BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN 'LION' SNUFF BOTTLE
A BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN 'LION' SNUFF BOTTLE
1800-1900
Potted to resemble a miniature jar, the rounded sides finely painted with two bats and three lions amid clouds, the top of the stopper with a further lion beneath a flaming scroll, the interior floor marked with the character nai, the foot marked with a circle enclosed within the foot ring.
2 1/2in (6.2cm) high
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A BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN 'LION' SNUFF BOTTLE
1800-1900
Potted to resemble a miniature jar, the rounded sides finely painted with two bats and three lions amid clouds, the top of the stopper with a further lion beneath a flaming scroll, the interior floor marked with the character nai, the foot marked with a circle enclosed within the foot ring.
2 1/2in (6.2cm) high
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