snuff-bottle BM-1890-0805.7

Period:Qing dynasty Production date:1860-1890 (circa)
Materials:glass
Technique:overlaid, mould-made,
Subjects:mammal insect plant monk/nun bird
Dimensions:Height: 6.20 centimetres Width: 3.40 centimetres Depth: 1.40 centimetres

Description:
Snuff-bottle made of opaque white glass overlaid with light-blue. Mould-made flattened rectangular body, short tubular neck and oval base with ringed foot.Decorated with fake lion-head handles on the sides. Decorated with Bodhidharma and bird on one side, and with grasshopper on a plant and butterfly on the other.
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Comments:This type of overlaid glass was once described as ‘cameo style’ by connoisseurs.