A BLUE AND WHITE 'SCHOLARS' SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY China, 1644-1912. Of baluster form, rising from a flaring foot to a straight cylindrical neck, the body finely decorated with a palace garden scene, depicting scholars and attendants in scholarly pursuits, with banana trees, scholar's rock, and pine. The foot and neck with double line borders.

Provenance: From the private collection of Tuyet Nguyet and Stephen Markbreiter. Tuyet Nguyet was the founder and chief editor of Arts of Asia. She married Stephen Markbreiter, an English architect, in 1959 and moved to Hong Kong to work as a journalist. Arts of Asia's first regular edition appeared in 1971. In the magazine, Nguyet sought to combine authoritative content from major experts with detailed coverage of the Asian art market. Tuyet Nguyet was an early member of The International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society, attending her first convention in 1973, and was later elected as an honorary member.
Condition: Very good condition with old wear and minor firing irregularities. A very faint and shallow crack near the foot (ca. 1 cm long).

Stopper: Glazed ceramic in imitation of coral (with minuscule chips and remnants of adhesive)
Weight: 35.2 g
Dimensions: Height including stopper 82 mm. Diameter neck 15 mm and mouth 10 mm

The recessed base with an apocryphal six-character mark da Qing Yongzheng nianzhi in underglaze blue within a double circle.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 25 May 2014, lot 1074
Price: HKD 37,500 or approx. EUR 5,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A Blue and White Porcelain 'Figure Scene' Snuff Bottle Qing Dynasty, 19th century


清代青花“學堂苦讀圖”鼻烟壺
中國，1644-1912年。長頸，豐胸溜肩，束腹，底足外撇。壺身青花描繪一幅學堂圖，先生坐在中堂，學童們正拿著書籍，或是自己學習，或是詢問師長，四周芭蕉林園假山。

來源：Tuyet Nguyet 和 Stephen Markbreiter 的私人收藏。Tuyet Nguyet 是《Arts of Asia》的創始人和主編。1959 年，她與英國建築師Stephen Markbreiter結婚，並移居香港擔任記者。《Arts of Asia》第一期普通版於 1971 年問世。在該雜誌中，Nguyet 致力於將專家的權威內容與亞洲藝術市場的詳細報導相結合。Tuyet Nguyet 是國際中國鼻烟壺協會的早期會員，1973 年參加了協會的第一次大會，後來當選爲名譽會員。
品相：品相極好，有磨損和輕微的燒製瑕疵。 足部附近有一條非常細微的裂縫（約 1 厘米長）。

壺蓋：仿珊瑚瓷蓋（帶有微小的磕損和修補殘留物）
重量：35.2 克
尺寸：高 （含蓋）82 毫米，頸部直徑15 毫米及壺口直徑10 毫米

圈足内雙圈青花六字款“大清雍正年製”。

拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：香港蘇富比，2014年5月25日，lot 1074
價格：HKD 37,500（相當於今日EUR 5,500）
描述：十九世紀清代青花人物鼻烟壺