Soft-paste porcelain snuffbox decorated with figures, Jiaqing mark and period, 1796-1820 Quadrangular in shape, the soft-paste porcelain is polychrome-glazed on each side with children playing in a garden, surrounded by young women and a dignitary holding a halberd. The neck is flared and the heel short. On the base, the six-character Jiaqing mark in kaishu, glazed in blue underglaze. Imitation coral glass stopper. Height: 6.4 cm Wear and tear.