A YELLOW AND RUSSET JADE 'LUOHAN AND DRAGON' SNUFF BOTTLE
A YELLOW AND RUSSET JADE 'LUOHAN AND DRAGON' SNUFF BOTTLE
1780-1850
Of rounded square outline, the sloping shoulders rising to the short tubular neck with broad flat lip, the russet skin carved with a dragon amid clouds, emerging to confront a luohan holding a staff beneath a pine tree, all supported on a short oval foot ring, the stone with cloudy white inclusions.
2 7/8in (7.3cm) high
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A YELLOW AND RUSSET JADE 'LUOHAN AND DRAGON' SNUFF BOTTLE
1780-1850
Of rounded square outline, the sloping shoulders rising to the short tubular neck with broad flat lip, the russet skin carved with a dragon amid clouds, emerging to confront a luohan holding a staff beneath a pine tree, all supported on a short oval foot ring, the stone with cloudy white inclusions.
2 7/8in (7.3cm) high