PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF KIM GREEN A RED OVERLAY ON WHITE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLEImperial, attributed to the Palace Workshops, Beijing, 1736-1795 Of flattened, rounded form with shoulders sloping to a waisted neck with everted straightened mouth and with a neatly carved oval footrim, continuously carved with a scrolling dragon flying through the clouds in pursuit of a flaming pearl, a second young dragon flying below; stopper. 2 1/8in (5.4cm) high 1736-1795年 御製 或為北京宮廷作坊製 白套紅料雲龍紋鼻煙壺 Provenance: A private Swiss Collection, formed before 1939 Robert Kleiner, London, May 2009 Hugh Moss Ltd. Jadestone Gallery, Portland, OR, 24 October 2011 Kim Green (1958-2017) Collection, no. 150 來源： 瑞士私人收藏，1939年前集成 倫敦Robert Kleiner舊藏，2009年5月 莫士撝古董行（Hugh Moss Ltd.） Jadestone畫廊，俄勒岡州波特蘭，2011年10月24日 Kim Green (1958-2017)舊藏，藏品編號150 Examples of overlay bottles attributed to the Palace Workshops often include the subject matter of dragons, usually more stylized and formal in design than this example. The fluid style of carving gives the bottle an elegant and ethereal appearance. It is as though the carver has a brush in his hand rather than a standard lapidary tool.