Period:Qing dynasty Production date:1780-1830 (circa)
Materials:glass, tortoise-shell,
Technique:overlaid
Subjects:crustacean plant
Dimensions:Height: 6.50 centimetres (with stopper) Height: 5.60 centimetres (without stopper) Width: 4 centimetres Depth: 1.80 centimetres
Description:
Snuff-bottle with a flattened oval body, short tubular neck and oval base with ringed foot. Made of clear semi-opaque glass overlaid with red. Decorated with a crab on each side holding millet. Crabs and millet are a Chinese pun (“hexie”) referring to harmony. Stopper made of green and coral glass, spoon made of tortoise shell.
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![图片[1]-snuff-bottle BM-1945-1017.339-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Qin dynasty/43/mid_01240432_001.jpg)
![图片[2]-snuff-bottle BM-1945-1017.339-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Qin dynasty/43/mid_01240433_001.jpg)
![图片[3]-snuff-bottle BM-1945-1017.339-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Qin dynasty/43/mid_01240434_001.jpg)
![图片[4]-snuff-bottle BM-1945-1017.339-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Qin dynasty/43/mid_01240435_001.jpg)
![图片[5]-snuff-bottle BM-1945-1017.339-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Qin dynasty/43/mid_01240436_001.jpg)
![图片[6]-snuff-bottle BM-1945-1017.339-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Qin dynasty/43/mid_01240437_001.jpg)
Comments:This type of clear glass with small bubbles was once called ‘snowflake glass’ by connoisseurs. 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:glass, tortoise-shell,
Technique:overlaid
Subjects:crustacean plant
Dimensions:Height: 6.50 centimetres (with stopper) Height: 5.60 centimetres (without stopper) Width: 4 centimetres Depth: 1.80 centimetres
Description:
Snuff-bottle with a flattened oval body, short tubular neck and oval base with ringed foot. Made of clear semi-opaque glass overlaid with red. Decorated with a crab on each side holding millet. Crabs and millet are a Chinese pun (“hexie”) referring to harmony. Stopper made of green and coral glass, spoon made of tortoise shell.
IMG
Comments:This type of clear glass with small bubbles was once called ‘snowflake glass’ by connoisseurs. 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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