Period:Unknown Production date:1850-1945 (circa)
Materials:tortoise-shell
Technique:
Dimensions:Height: 2.50 inches (with stopper)
Description:
Snuff-bottle. Made of tortoise-shell (or animal horn?). Matching stopper attached to an ivory spoon.
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Comments:Zhang Rong (Palace Museum, Beijing, 17-07-2012) dates this snuff-bottle to the 18th century, and regards it possible to have been made at the Imperial Workshop (Zaobanchu).
Materials:tortoise-shell
Technique:
Dimensions:Height: 2.50 inches (with stopper)
Description:
Snuff-bottle. Made of tortoise-shell (or animal horn?). Matching stopper attached to an ivory spoon.
IMG
Comments:Zhang Rong (Palace Museum, Beijing, 17-07-2012) dates this snuff-bottle to the 18th century, and regards it possible to have been made at the Imperial Workshop (Zaobanchu).
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