East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 19th century CE. A charming mold-made porcelain snuff jar painted with pastel hues featuring the eighteen Luohan (Lohan). Across the body are protruding high relief figures that represent the Luohan with some of their attributes, including a tiger ridden by the Luohan Pindola. The bottle is painted in hues of rose, yellow, blue, red, and green on a white ground. The elaborate vessel rests on a ring foot with red characters denoting Emperor Qianlong’s seal on the recessed base. Snuff bottles such as these would contain powdered tobacco to use as a medicinal remedy. Size: 2" W x 3" H (5.1 cm x 7.6 cm)

Provenance: private Evergreen, Colorado, USA collection; ex-private Denver, Colorado, USA, collection, acquired 1960 to 2000

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#163166

Stopper lid is missing tip and spatula is firmly stuck in mouth. Chipping and fading of pigments to high pointed areas. Chips to ring base. Seal mark on base is clear.