Description
Porcelain snuff bottle molded in the shape of four coins around a fifth in the center, in polychrome enamel.
The five coins on one side bear the names of the five emperors of the Qing period: 顺治通宝，康熙通宝，雍正通宝，乾隆通宝，嘉庆通宝 Shunzhi tongbao, Kangxi tongbao, Yongzheng tongbao, Qianlong tongbao.
Four of the second side are inscribed in Manchurian and frame a fifth, reading “may gold and jade fill your house” 金玉满堂 Jin yu man tang.
Turquoise stopper surmounted by a small red pearl.
China, 1800-1860
H: 6,1 cm
Provenance: Collection Bernard et Jola Swartz
Robert Kleiner, October 2001
The White Orchid Collection
