S20 A yellow and blue-glazed porcelain snuff bottle

十九世紀 藍黃釉玉米形鼻煙壺

19th century

The bottle is naturalistically moulded in the shape of a corn cob, partially covered by the leaves moulded and applied with a praying mantis climbing a leafy stem issuing from the bottle's neck. The corn cob is covered with a pale lemon glaze, the leaves with a translucent turquoise glaze
8.5 cm high (without stopper)

Provenance: 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 33

S20 十九世紀 藍黃釉玉米形鼻煙壺

時代：19世紀。

特徵：壺身呈玉米造型，浮雕且施半透明藍釉的玉米葉上有一隻螳螂。
尺寸：高8.5公分 (不包括頂蓋)。