Period:Qing dynasty Production date:1750-1880 (circa)
Materials:nephrite, glass,
Technique:carved, ground,
Subjects:fruit
Dimensions:Height: 7 centimetres (with stopper) Width: 4.40 centimetres
Description:
Snuff-bottle. Fruit (peach) shaped. Made of nephrite jade (white-brown) and stopper made of green glass.
IMG
Comments:Rawson 1992:The stoppers are not always made of the same material as the bottles. Snuff bottles show the Chinese love of working on a miniature scale. Seen also BM 1945.1017.314; BM 1936.0413.76; BM 1945.1017.361 and 318; and BM 1936.0413.70.
Materials:nephrite, glass,
Technique:carved, ground,
Subjects:fruit
Dimensions:Height: 7 centimetres (with stopper) Width: 4.40 centimetres
Description:
Snuff-bottle. Fruit (peach) shaped. Made of nephrite jade (white-brown) and stopper made of green glass.
IMG
Comments:Rawson 1992:The stoppers are not always made of the same material as the bottles. Snuff bottles show the Chinese love of working on a miniature scale. Seen also BM 1945.1017.314; BM 1936.0413.76; BM 1945.1017.361 and 318; and BM 1936.0413.70.
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