Bluish-white jade snuff bottle with auspicious characters design, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
- Image Number: K1C004792N000000000PAF
- Dynasty: Qing dynasty
- Category: Jades
- Archival dimension: 全高6.9公分
- Function: Container
- Material: Minerals/Jade Jewelry/Jade
- Description:
Straight mouth, short neck, square shoulders, short round feet, square and neat body. Jade is warm and fine. With copper inlaid coral cover and tooth spoon. One side of the body is embossed with a picture of cat and butterfly playing. Old, about eight or ninety years old; He is seventy years old. An octogenarian refers to a very old person. Because “cat and butterfly” is homophonic to “octogenarian”, it has the meaning of longevity, so it is used to congratulate the elderly with the picture of cats and butterflies. The other side is engraved with the word “Changchun, the oldest generation”.
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