A MOLDED AND SANCAI-GLAZED PORCELAIN ‘LION AND CUB’ SNUFF BOTTLE, 1790-1830
China. Modeled as a Buddhist lion sitting upright, its mouth slightly agape revealing sharp fangs, the face molded with a fierce expression and a pair of round bulging eyes above a ruyi-shaped nose, the figure clutching a cub nestling a brocade ball. The felines covered in green, chestnut, and straw-colored glazes.


Provenance
: From an old Swiss private collection.

Condition
: Very good condition with minor wear and firing irregularities, a small chip to one paw.

Stopper: Pearl and coral stopper
Weight: 38.1 g
Dimensions: Height including stopper 67 mm. Diameter neck 13 mm and mouth 7 mm.


Literature comparison:

For a related white glazed snuff bottle, dated 1796-1820, see Hugh Moss, Victor Graham and Ka Bo Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles, The Mary and George Bloch Collection, Vol. 6, Part 2, Arts of the Fire, Hong Kong, 2008, pp. 443-444, no. 1197. Compare a polychrome enamel snuff bottle, ibid. p. 444, fig. 2, which is illustrated in the famous William Bragge Collection Album.




1790-1830
年三彩堆塑太獅少獅陶瓷鼻煙壺


中國。對塑成一隻太獅，端坐，嘴微張，露出鋒利的獠牙，鼻樑圓鼓，如意鼻，懷抱一幼崽，抱著一個錦球。全身覆蓋著綠色、栗色和草黃色的釉料。


來源：
瑞士私人收藏。

品相：
狀況極好，有輕微磨損和燒製不規則，一隻爪子上有一個小缺口。

壺蓋：珍珠和珊瑚壺蓋
重量：38.1 克
尺寸：含蓋高67 毫米. 頸部直徑13 毫米 壺口直徑7 毫米


文獻比較：

一件相近的1796-1820年白釉面鼻煙壺，見Hugh Moss，《Victor Graham and Ka Bo Tsang，A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles，The Mary and George Bloch Collection》，卷6，第二部分，Arts of the Fire，香港，2008年，頁443-444，編號1197。比較一件的彩釉鼻煙壺，見上書，頁444，圖2，插圖可見於有名的 William Bragge Collection Album。