A GREEN OVERLAY PINK GLASS SNUFF BOTTLEChina, Republic period (1912-1949) or slightly later. The ovoid body supported on an oval foot, rising to a tall cylindrical neck, and a flat lip. Carved in relief through a green layer to the bubble-suffused pink ground, depicting long tailed birds, one perched on a bamboo branch, and the other sitting on a pine tree branch, with the characters Zheng Ke within a lobed cartouche.Condition: Very good condition with minimal wear, a small chip to the stopper, and manufacturing irregularities. Provenance: Hungarian private collection.Stopper: Glass in imitation of coral, with stained bone collar Weight: 81.6 g Dimensions: Height including stopper 76 mm. Diameter neck 20 mm and mouth 9 mm