A WHITE-GLAZED 'BUDDHIST LIONS' SNUFF BOTTLE

Jiaqing iron-red seal mark and of the period

Jiaqing iron-red seal mark and of the period
Of compressed rounded form, decorated in openwork relief with Buddhist lions playing with brocade balls, with attached billowing ribbons, within ruyi motif borders and a key-fret collar at the neck, wood stand and stopper. 6.7cm (2 5/8in) high. (3).

清嘉慶 瓷胎模印白釉「獅戲綉球圖」鼻煙壺
礬紅「嘉慶年製」篆書款

Provenance:
Spink & Son Ltd., London,
E. A. Parry (1879-1946), London, acquired from the above on 30 September 1923, and thence by descent

來源：
倫敦古董商Spink & Son Ltd.
倫敦E. A. Parry（1879-1946）舊藏，於1923年9月30日購自上者，並由後人保存迄今

For a nearly-identical bottle see H.Moss, Snuff Bottles of China, London, 1971, pp.124-125, no.284. Compare with a similar white-glazed 'Buddhist lions' snuff bottle, Jiaqing iron-red seal mark and period, which was sold at Christie's New York, 15 March 2017, lot 427; and see also a further similar snuff bottle, Jiaqing seal mark and period, which was sold at Sotheby's London, 18 May 2018, lot 370.

同款鼻煙壺可見於H.Moss著，《Snuff Bottles of China》，倫敦，1971年，頁124-125，編號284。紐約佳士得曾於2017年3月15日售出一例清嘉慶瓷胎模印白釉「獅戲綉球圖」鼻煙壺，拍品編號427；倫敦蘇富比亦售出相似一例，2018年5月18日，拍品編號370，可為參考。