Pink overlay glass snuffbox decorated with Zhong Kui, China, Yangzhou, 1820-1880 Of flattened rectangular form with rounded shoulders, made of pink overlay glass on an opaque white ground, Zhong Kui seated under a pomegranate tree is carved in slight relief on one side. On the reverse, a small demon crouches before a vase of flowers, near which a bat is flying. Above, calligraphy in Zhuanshu. Each shoulder is adorned with a stylized mask and a ring. The foot is encircled by a pink overlay. Metal-encircled green jadeite stopper. Height: 6.2 cm One ring is chipped. Provenance : Millon-Jutheau sale, Hôtel Drouot, October 22 and 23, 1984, lot n°223 (illustrated).