A BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTYPorcelain, painted in cobalt-blue and iron-red under a transparent glazeChina, 19th centuryDelicately painted to depict a warrior and noblemen under a blooming cherry tree in a garden setting. The foot painted with a cobalt-blue double circle.Shape: CylindricHollowing: StandardMouth, neck and lip: Cylindric sprawling neck with large mouth, the inner of neck glazedBase: Round base with raised foot rimHeight of the bottle with stopper: 7 cm.Width of the mouth: 8 mm.Width of the neck: 15 mm.Weight: 44,5 cmCondition: One chip to inner foot rim, almost not visible from the outside, some minuscule fritting to lip, otherwise excellentProvenance: United Kingdom private collection, old collector’s label to bottom青花釉裏紅鼻烟壺，清代陶瓷，青花釉裏紅中國， 十九世紀壺型： 圓柱形掏膛： 規整壺口、頸與唇部：直頸向上逐漸外撇，大口，頸内上釉底足： 圓形内凹，高圈足壺高（含壺蓋）： 7 厘米口徑： 8 毫米壺頸寬： 15 毫米重量： 44,5 cm品相： 圈足内裏有一処小磕損，從外部不可見；唇部小摺邊，其他部位保存極好來源： 英國私人收藏，壺底可見藏家收藏老標簽