White glass snuff bottle with a copper-body painted enamel case of “kui”-dragon design on a black background, Yongzheng reign (1722-1735), Qing dynasty

White glass snuff bottle with a copper-body painted enamel case of “kui”-dragon design on a black background, Yongzheng reign (1722-1735), Qing dynasty

• Image Number: K1D001065N000000000PAB
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Miscellaneous objects
• Function: Container
• Material: Mineral/glass/monochrome glass
• Description:
  Flat long opaque white glass snuff bottle with small mouth, sloping shoulder, straight wall and curved bottom. The body has a special shape with horizontal ribs. It is equipped with a copper body black painted enamel Kuilong pattern cover box with exquisite painting and Yongzheng period style. The glass surface is even and smooth, and the pure white color is similar to that of a tridacna. In the Yongzheng Period of the Qing Dynasty, the Office of Internal Affairs of the Qing Dynasty recorded various kinds of dull white and nirvana glass wares in the “Clear Records of Various Works” (referred to as “Work Records” for short).