Molded porcelain snuffbox with polychrome glaze depicting a birthday greeting motif, China, Qianlong mark and period, 1770–1799

Molded porcelain snuffbox with polychrome glaze depicting a birthday greeting motif, China, Qianlong mark and period, 1770–1799 Shield-shaped, with a molded design in slight relief on one side depicting a peach tree bearing nine peaches, planted on a rock at the edge of a stormy sea over which a bat flies. On the reverse, daffodils, bamboo, and perforated rocks. A frieze of flowers and scrollwork in underglaze blue adorns the neck and shoulders. At the base, a four-character Qianlong mark in z

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Asian art

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Paris