Porcelain snuff bottle ‘Tiger and Poem’, with Kangxi stamp

Modelled porcelain, with a short circular foot and a cylindrical body, ending in a narrow mouth covered by a lid adorned with a carved stone. The exterior is decorated with a beautiful scene in coloured enamel, presided over by a ferocious tiger with its jaws open, set among the rocks of a mountainous landscape. Next to it is a small poem and two seals. At the base is a six-character seal ‘大清康熙年制’ in underglaze blue.

Height: 9.8 cm; Diameter: 4.4 cm