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6009 Like the decorations on many traditional Chinese arts, the carefully
AN ENAMELLED PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE chosen and painted theme on the bottle carries multiple hidden
Imperial, Jingdezhen kilns, Daoguang mark and of the period meanings. For example, the dog (‘gou’ or ‘quan’) and the saddle
1821-1850 (‘ma’an’) together creates a pun for ‘anquan’, which means safety.
Of moonflask form with a straight neck, slightly concave lip, oval foot The camel (‘luotuo’) with two humps (‘feng’) suggests abundance and
ring, glazed interior; painted in soft-hued enamels and iron-red on one happiness (‘feng’ and ‘le’). The quiver (‘jiandai’) conveys the hope that
side with a Manchu groom leading a camel laden with hunting rifles many generations (‘dai’) will be blessed with all these good things.
attached to the saddle, the reverse painted with a Manchu huntsman
on a horse and leading a dog by a leash, the recessed foot inscribed For snuff bottles with similar Manchu equestrian imagery decoration,
with the four-character mark in seal script. with Daoguang marks and of the period, see Robert Kleiner, Chinese
2 1/4in (5.7cm) high Snuff Bottles. A Miniature Art from the Collection of Mary and George
$3,000 - 5,000 Bloch, p. 211, no. 153; and Snuff Bottles. The Complete Collection of
Treasures of the Palace Museum, p. 224, no. 341.

1821-1850年 清道光 御製瓷胎釉彩滿人狩獵圖鼻煙壺 《道光年製》
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