Daoguang mark and period
The rounded body is moulded in relief and decorated in iron-red with a writhing five-clawed dragon in pursuit of the flaming pearl. The concave base is inscribed with an iron-red four-character selmark.
5.5 cm high
Provenance: The John and Gerda Reys Collection. Illustrated in the catalogue 'A Private Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles', Feng-Chun Ma Chinese and Japanese Art, Amsterdam 2016, No 20
S03 清道光 官窯御製款 礬紅浮雕五爪龍紋鼻煙壺
時代:清 道光(底款)。
特徵:壺身以浮雕裝飾一隻追尋火焰珍珠的五爪紅龍,底部書紅色「道光年製」底款。
尺寸:高5.5公分。
來源:The John and Gerda Reys Collection.