Three molded and blue enameled porcelain snuff bottles
Three molded and blue enameled porcelain snuff bottles
Late Qianlong/Jiaqing, 1790-1820
All covered in bright blue enamel; including two Imperial bottles: one decorated with a crane to the front, reversed with a deer and lingzhi plants, separated by a pine tree and bamboo on the narrow sides, the underside inscribed with Qianlong nian zao in iron-red seal script, the second a cylindrical bottle, molded with two sculptural dragons pursuing a flaming pearl above crashing waves, the underside marked with Qianlong nian zhi mark also in iron-red seal script; the last a tianqiuping form bottle, the globular body decorated with a wide band of two stylized dragons amongst clouds, the long neck adorned with additional clouds below vertical lappets.
2 1/8 to 2 3/4in (5.4 to 7cm) high
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Three molded and blue enameled porcelain snuff bottles
Late Qianlong/Jiaqing, 1790-1820
All covered in bright blue enamel; including two Imperial bottles: one decorated with a crane to the front, reversed with a deer and lingzhi plants, separated by a pine tree and bamboo on the narrow sides, the underside inscribed with Qianlong nian zao in iron-red seal script, the second a cylindrical bottle, molded with two sculptural dragons pursuing a flaming pearl above crashing waves, the underside marked with Qianlong nian zhi mark also in iron-red seal script; the last a tianqiuping form bottle, the globular body decorated with a wide band of two stylized dragons amongst clouds, the long neck adorned with additional clouds below vertical lappets.
2 1/8 to 2 3/4in (5.4 to 7cm) high