Bluish-white jade snuff bottle with auspicious characters design, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

Bluish-white jade snuff bottle with auspicious characters design, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

• Image Number: K1C004791N000000000PAB
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Jades
• Archival dimension: 全高6.85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 the image of an ape holding a peach under a pine tree. The image of a white ape offering a flat peach has the meaning of hope for immortality. The other side is engraved with the word “White Ape wishes a birthday”.