A YELLOW AND RUSSET JADE 'DRAGON' SNUFF BOTTLE
A YELLOW AND RUSSET JADE 'DRAGON' SNUFF BOTTLE
18th/19th century
Of flattened rounded form, carved with a dragon amid clouds on one side and a dragon-fish amid waves gazing at a pavilion in the clouds on the other, the narrow sides surmounted with faux lion mask-and-ring handles; the yellow and russet stone cast with cloudy white and brown inclusions.
2 1/2in (6.3cm) high
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A YELLOW AND RUSSET JADE 'DRAGON' SNUFF BOTTLE
18th/19th century
Of flattened rounded form, carved with a dragon amid clouds on one side and a dragon-fish amid waves gazing at a pavilion in the clouds on the other, the narrow sides surmounted with faux lion mask-and-ring handles; the yellow and russet stone cast with cloudy white and brown inclusions.
2 1/2in (6.3cm) high
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