A very rare seven-colour overlay clear glass 'Hundred Antiques' snuff bottleImperial, Palace Workshops, Beijing, 18th/19th century
Vividly overlaid in translucent ruby red, pink, yellow, blue, green, white and opaque coral red on a bubble suffused ground, carved with various scholar's objects and antiques including a bamboo brushpot, a flower pot and vase, a scroll, an archaistic ding, a crane and butterflies, stopper. 7.5cm (3in) high (2).注脚十八/十九世紀 北京宮廷造辦處白料套彩料博古圖鼻煙壺

Provenance:
The Angela Chua Collection

來源：
蔡劉木蘭收藏

The decoration on this snuff bottle comprises objects from the Bogu tu which was a much-favoured subject during the Qianlong reign, reflecting the emperor's pursuit of archaism. The bottle is also abundant with auspicious connotations. This subject is more often seen on porcelain snuff bottles; see a moulded porcelain snuff bottle, Qianlong mark and period, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum. Snuff Bottles, Hong Kong, 2003, no.322.

玻璃質，白料底，外套彩料，浮雕博古清供圖。

以博古圖為飾的鼻煙壺在清代頗為流行，各種材質皆有表現，可比較一件清宮舊藏之瓷胎博古圖鼻煙壺，乾隆款，見《故宮博物院藏文物珍品全集鼻煙壺》，香港，2003年，編號322。