A FAMILLE ROSE MOULDED 'LIU HAI' SNUFF BOTTLE Jiaqing Delicately modelled cheerfully skipping along, one foot raised to take a step, his left hand clutching a string of cash and his right hand raised to hold the paw of a three-legged toad sitting on his shoulder, dressed in loose flowing turquoise garments with finely-detailed folds revealing his chest, below a jovial boyish face, stopper. 7.5cm (3in) high. (2). Footnotes: 清嘉慶 粉彩劉海戯蟾鼻烟壺 Provenance: Erik Hancock, Shrewsbury (by repute) Redge Cooper Trudy and John Cohen, collection no.B77, acquired from the above circa 1976 來源：Erik Hancock，英國什鲁斯伯里（据傳） Redge Cooper Trudy及John Cohen伉儷，藏品編號B77，約1976年從上處獲得 Snuff bottles with moulded-relief decorations first appeared during the Qianlong period, and developed rapidly in the final decades of the 18th century. The present lot depicts Liu Hai, the patron deity of commerce and wealth, typically shown with his three-legged toad and strings of cash to lure it from the water. Moulds of this Immortal emerged in the Jiaqing reign and continued to be produced throughout the 19th century. A related porcelain 'Liu Hai' snuff bottle, the figure also with a foot raised, 18th/19th century, was sold at Sotheby's New York, 14 September 2010, lot 24. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing