CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER 'EIGHT DAOIST EMBLEMS' SNUFF BOTTLE QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG MARK, 19TH CENTURY 清 乾隆款 剔紅暗八仙紋鼻烟壺 of bulbous form, the body carved in two cartouches with the 'Eight Daoist Emblems' against a square diaper ground, surrounded by bats and tassels, the domed stopper carved with layers of flower petals resembling a blossoming chrysanthemum, the base lacquered in black and incised with a two-character Qianlong mark in seal script (6.4cm high) Qty: (1) Provenance: Private Scottish collection, Edinburgh; bequeathed to the current owner by parents and grandparents who lived in Hong Kong and Canton in the early 20th century.