A RUBY-RED GLASS ARCHAISTIC SNUFF BOTTLE Qianlong The flattened elongated body supported on a short oval foot ring and surmounted by a flat rim with wide mouth, each flat side carved with a pair of confronted archaistic dragons, their bodies split into two sinuous limbs with bifurcated tails, between a pair of lion-mask ring handles on the shoulders and below a band of downward-facing lappets around the neck, the glass of a vivid strawberry-red colour, stopper. 8.5cm (3 3/8in) high. (2). Footnotes: The item within this lot containing ivory has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (Section 10). Ref.2DNQ6TGN 該批次中含有象牙的物品已根據《象牙法案》（章節10）註冊Ref.2DNQ6TGN 清乾隆 寶石紅玻璃螭龍紋鼻烟壺 Provenance: Hugh Moss Ltd., London Trudy and John Cohen, collection no.B68, acquired from the above circa 1975 來源：倫敦古董商Hugh Moss Ltd. Trudy及John Cohen伉儷，藏品編號B68，約1975年獲得于上處 The formalised kui dragon, the gold-derived ruby-red colour, the mask handles on each shoulder, and the stylised plantain leaves encircling the neck all point toward Court manufacture. Although the kui dragon originated as an ancient motif, it experienced a revival during the Qing dynasty, when the Manchu Court actively sought cultural legitimacy through the reappropriation of archaic forms and imagery. In Imperial works, kui dragons appear as stylised beasts, typically arranged in confronted pairs to produce balanced and geometric compositions. Compare with a ruby-red snuff bottle, 1730-1790, illustrated by H.Moss, V.Graham and K.B.Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles: The Mary and George Bloch Collection, vol.5.2, Hong Kong, 2002, no.822, which was later sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 26 May 2013, lot 172. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y Ф Y Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the UK, see clause 13. Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory and cannot be imported into the USA or any country within the EU. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing