Jade snuff bottle, China, Qing dynasty, 1644-1911. Creator: Unknown.

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Jade snuff bottle, China, Qing dynasty, 1644-1911. Jade snuff bottle in baluster form. Decoration: bird and plant on one face; shrimp and lotus on the other. Brown markings in the jade exploited to give brown colour to the lotus leaf. Lion mask and ring on both shoulders. Swirling pattern on base. Stopper missing

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Size: 4653px × 6583px
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Photo credit: © The Museum of East Asian Art/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: art, artefact, asian, bottle, china, decorative, dynasty, east, jade, lotus, medicine, minnett, museum, object, qing, remedy, shrimp, snuff, status, tobacco, unknown