A RARE ‘LIU HAI’ JADE SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTYYellow jade with a cinnabar inclusion and some lighter veins, carved and incised in high relief, very good manual polish with almost ‘oily’ surfaceChina, 18th – 19th Century Liu Hai is shown standing on top of the three-legged toad with the string of cash in his raised right hand. The back side with several lingzhi springing from rockwork and a flying bat.Shape: Bulbous sweeping shape Hollowing: SuperbMouth, neck and lip: Short sweeping neck with slanted lip, flat top, very small mouthBase: Oval convex base with flat foot rimStopper: Coral cabochon with old metal mounting and spoon, organic plateletHeight of the bottle with stopper: 7.4 cm.Width of the mouth: 5 mm.Width of the neck: 19 mm.Weight: 61.4 gramsCondition: Excellent with some old wear, as expected on a bottle of this ageProvenance: American private collection罕見玉雕劉海鼻烟壺，清代黃玉帶朱紅沁色，肌理細微，深浮雕，精工抛光，表面光滑潤澤中國， 十八至十九世紀 壺型：球狀，下斂掏膛：高超壺口、頸與唇部：頸部短且寬大，撇唇，平面壺口，口極小底足：橢圓凸出，平圈足壺蓋：珊瑚，金屬框，小杓，有機材料托片 壺高（含壺蓋）：7.4 厘米口徑：5 毫米壺頸寬：19 毫米重量：61.4 克品相：極其優秀，稍有年代痕跡來源：美國私人收藏