清十八世紀 白料浮雕「高士賞遊」圖鼻煙壺

of flattened globular form resting on an oval footring, carved with a continuous lake scene depicting the scholar Meng Haoren on his donkey passing a footbridge trailed by an attendant towards a lofty pine, the reverse with scholar seated in a wheel cart pushed by a disciple, all below an arched gateway built among craggy mountains in the distance, the translucent glass of warm milky-white colour

The overall condition is very good.
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