A FAMILLE-ROSE PORCELAIN CICADA-FORM ‘SHOU’ SNUFF BOTTLE PROBABLY IMPERIAL, QING DYNASTY, JIAQING / DAOGUANG PERIOD

with a convex lip, each main side with a raised, stylized shou character forming a panel of pale turquoise-blue enamel, the contours of the panel and the profile of the bottle following the varying width of the character, the panel surrounded by a design of formalized scrolling flowers and leaves; the tourmaline stopper with a vinyl collar

Hugh Moss, Victor Graham and Ka Bo Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles: The Mary and George Bloch Collection, vol. 6, Hong Kong, 2007, no. 1241.

There are two small associated chips to the outer lip rim and some wear and abrasions to the surface of both main sides. Apart from this the snuff bottle is in overall good condition.
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LITERATURE
Moss et al., 1996-2009, vol. 6, no. 1241.