Description

Porcelain, of short cylindrical shape, painted in underglaze blue with three Buddhist lions among clouds and crested waves contesting a large brocade ball, a ruyi-head border around the neck, the base inscribed with a four-character Yongzheng mark.

Jingdezhen, 1840-1880.

5.5cm

Published: Robert Kleiner, In Search of a Dragon, Underglaze-Blue and White Porcelain Snuff Bottles from the Collection of Joseph Baruch Silver, no 74.