Chinese Snuff Bottle Famille Rose Daoist Laozu Immortal Deer Bat Qing Period 19C

Name: Chinese Snuff Bottle Famille Rose Daoist Laozu Immortal Deer Bat Qing Period 19C
SKU: INV5106
Price: 295.00 GBP
Availability: InStock

£295.00

Inventory Code: INV5106

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Chinese Snuff Bottle Famille Rose Daoist Laozu Immortal Deer Bat Qing Period 19C

ITEM DETAILS

Inventory Code: INV5106

Object: Snuff bottle

Material: Porcelain

Origin: China

Period: Qing period

Date: 19th century

Decoration: Famille rose Daoist figures, deer, bat and landscape motifs

Mark: Unmarked

MEASUREMENTS

Height: 2.09 in / 5.3 cm

Width: 1.77 in / 4.5 cm

Depth: 0.98 in / 2.5 cm

CONDITION

FAIR (3/5) – Cracks and chips around the neck and rim, with surface wear and age-related imperfections. Stopper is absent. No restoration observed. Please review the photos carefully for more details.

DESCRIPTION

A small Chinese porcelain snuff bottle dating to the Qing period, decorated in famille rose enamels on a white ground. One side depicts a bearded Daoist immortal beside a deer, while the reverse shows another figure within a stylized landscape. Auspicious imagery includes a bat together with colorful green, iron red and black enamel details. The flattened rounded form and lively narrative decoration give the bottle considerable antique character.

COLLECTOR’S NOTE

Daoist immortals, deer and bats belong to the traditional vocabulary of Chinese auspicious imagery, associated with longevity and good fortune. Figural snuff bottles of this type combine a practical miniature form with the narrative and symbolic decoration favored during the Qing period.

NOTES

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