AN OVERLAY GLASS ‘EIGHT HORSES OF MU WANG’ SNUFF BOTTLE, 1800-1850 China. Of compressed globular form with an oval foot ring, carved through the translucent white overlay to the opaque pink ground with a continuous scene of ‘Eight Horses of Mu Wang’, beside a pine tree.

Provenance: British trade.
Condition: Good condition with little nibbling to the lip and base, the neck with a small chip, two microscopic fissures on the base.

Stopper: Apple-green jadeite stopper
Weight: 52 g
Dimensions: Height including stopper 64 mm. Diameter neck 14 mm and mouth 6 mm.

The charming scene represents the Eight Horses of King Mu Wang, who reigned during the Zhou dynasty in the 10th century BC, and these eight horses were his favorite chargers which pulled the Emperor’s chariot as he progressed about his realm to visit the Goddess Xi Wangmu.

Auction result comparison: Compare an almost identical white overlay pink glass snuff bottle, dated 1800-1850, at Christie’s London in The Art of China: Online Winter Sale on 6 December 2017, lot 36, sold for USD 2,750.

1800-1850年套料“穆王八駿”鼻烟壺
中國。扁圓形，橢圓形圈足，粉色地套白料描繪“穆王八駿”圖。

來源：英國古玩市場。
品相：狀況良好，唇部和底部少量磕損，頸部有一個小磕損，底部有兩個微小的裂縫。

壺蓋：翡翠
重量：52 克
尺寸：含壺蓋高64 毫米. 頸部直徑14 毫米，唇部直徑6 毫米.

拍賣結果比較：比較一件1800-1850年幾乎一模一樣的套料粉紅料器鼻烟壺，見倫敦佳士得The Art of China: Online Winter Sale 2017年12月6日 lot 36, 售價USD 2,750。