19th century
The bottle is of oval shape surmouted by a waisted neck. It is crisply moulded and painted in bright colours, iron-red and gilt with a continuous scene of six couples in an interior engaged in various amorous pursuits, one couple on a curtained daybed, one on a large artemisia leaf, the third couple on a cloth, the fifth on a table and the sixth on a low stand. The interior shows many details such as latticed panels, two suspending a scroll painting, all amidst covered jars and pieces of furniture. The neck is encircled by a meandering border, a scroll border around the foot. The base with an apocryphal six-character mark of Qianlong in iron-red
Height 5.7 cm
Provenance: A private Swiss collection
A similar snuff bottle from the Mary and George Bloch collection Part IX was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 24 November 2014, lot 64
Literature: Moss et al., 1996-2009, vol. 6, No. 1398
S14 十九世紀 粉彩浮雕秘戲圖鼻煙壺
時代：19世紀。
特徵：壺身呈橢圓形，裝飾回紋的頸部略歛。外側以鮮豔的色澤浮雕六對夫妻的秘戲場景，其中可見許多精巧的細節，例如格狀窗櫺與懸掛室內的兩幅卷軸畫。底部書紅色的「乾隆年製」六字偽款。
尺寸：高5.7公分。
來源：瑞士私人收藏。
