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Cilindrische steatitisch porseleinen snuffbottle met houtenstopje en blauw decor van vele zittende apen.

Porcelain, cylindrical form, decorated with 18 monkeys and one more on the base totalling 19, all in a different pose, the foot surrounded by lapets and the neck with a formalised ruyi pattern and all covered in a white crackled glaze. The stopper carved from wood. Chinese, Jingdezhen, 1780-1850.