Period:Qing dynasty Production date:1850-1899
Materials:mother-of-pearl
Technique:relief, carved, incised,
Subjects:plum blossom/tree
Dimensions:Height: 3 inches
Description:
Small vase with carved decorations of plum blossom and incised with a butterfly. Made of relief mother-of-pearl.
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![图片[1]-snuff-bottle; vase BM-1936-0413.77-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Qin dynasty/43/mid_01256315_001.jpg)
![图片[2]-snuff-bottle; vase BM-1936-0413.77-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Qin dynasty/43/mid_01256316_001.jpg)
![图片[3]-snuff-bottle; vase BM-1936-0413.77-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Qin dynasty/43/mid_01256317_001.jpg)
![图片[4]-snuff-bottle; vase BM-1936-0413.77-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Qin dynasty/43/mid_01256318_001.jpg)
![图片[5]-snuff-bottle; vase BM-1936-0413.77-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Qin dynasty/43/mid_01256319_001.jpg)
![图片[6]-snuff-bottle; vase BM-1936-0413.77-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Qin dynasty/43/mid_01256320_001.jpg)
Comments:Considering the large opening of the vessel, this piece may have been used as a small vase instead of a snuff-bottle. It would originally have had a cover. Carol Michaelson, British Museum, 11-09-2012.
Materials:mother-of-pearl
Technique:relief, carved, incised,
Subjects:plum blossom/tree
Dimensions:Height: 3 inches
Description:
Small vase with carved decorations of plum blossom and incised with a butterfly. Made of relief mother-of-pearl.
IMG
Comments:Considering the large opening of the vessel, this piece may have been used as a small vase instead of a snuff-bottle. It would originally have had a cover. Carol Michaelson, British Museum, 11-09-2012.
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