A RELIEF-CARVED IVORY SNUFF BOTTLE AND A JAPANESE CARVED AND PAINTED IVORY BOTTLE IN THE CHINESE-STYLE Qing Dynasty and early 20th century respectively The Chinese bottle of rounded shield-shape, carved with twin-scenes of boys at play, original chrysanthemum-carved stopper; the Japanese of spreading oval-section, incised and pencilled with a continuous scene of two ladies in blossoming gardens, the base with a Qianlong seal mark in red, original domed stopper. The tallest bottle (with stopper): 10.4cm (4 1/4in) high (4). 注脚 Provenance: An English private collection, and thence by descent.