A red-overlay "snowstorm" glass snuff bottle China, Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1912) Probably imperial, palace workshops, Beijing, 1740-1840. The bottle is carved through the deep-red overlay to the translucent with with a five-clawed dragons on one side and a chi-dragon and a bat on the other. Provenance: French private collection - Galerie art asiatique, Marseille Height: 5.5 cm