清乾隆 匏製棱萬壽紋鼻煙壺 《乾隆賞玩》款

of square section and double-gourd form with a short cylindrical neck, the lower bulb with four main sides each enclosing shou medallions alternating with pairs of triangular panels, the upper bulb with four sides similarly moulded with shou characters, the base with a four-character mark Qianlong shangwan (appreciated by the Qianlong Emperor), patinated to a rich reddish-brown colour, the mouth-rim fitted with later wood

The bottle is in very good condition.
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A larger Kangxi prototype and Qianlong gourd vase of related form, are illustrated in Wang Shixiang, The Charms of Chinese Gourd, Hong Kong, 1993, pls 9 and 22 respectively.