PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF KIM GREEN A CARAMEL-GLAZED CARVED PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE1820-1860 Of slightly bulbous, rounded form with a cylindrical neck and with a neatly carved oval footrim, the bottle covered overall in a caramel-brown glaze, molded and carved on one main side with a coiling five-clawed dragon chasing a flaming pearl, the reverse with rockwork and lingzhi , all reserved against a wave ground, the base with a six-character Da Qing Qianlong nianzhi mark in regular script; stopper. 2 1/4in (5.7cm) high 1820-1860年 《大清乾隆年製》三行楷書陰文刻款 醬黃釉瓷胎模刻五爪龍海水紋鼻煙壺 Provenance: Eldred's Auction Gallery, MA, 25 August 2006, lot 207 Kim Green (1958-2017) Collection, no. 98 來源： Eldred's Auction Gallery拍賣行，馬薩諸塞州，2006年8月25日，拍品編號207 Kim Green（1958-2017）舊藏，藏品編號98 There were three master potters working in this medium in the early to middle years of the nineteenth century – Wang Bingrong, Chen Guozhi and Li Yucheng. Of these Wang Bingrong was the most prolific and in terms of variety the most versatile. It is possible that a work such as this bottle without his signature is part of the higher-endmercial output of his studio.