A cinnabar lacquer 'phoenix' snuff bottle
A cinnabar lacquer 'phoenix' snuff bottle
Probably Imperial, 18th/19th century
The high shouldered bottle standing on a rounded oval foot ring, deeply and fluidly carved to each main side with a phoenix in flight amid clouds, separated by rock formations on narrow sides, all below vertical plantain leaves surrounding a carefully formed neck,
2 1/2in (6.4cm) high
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A cinnabar lacquer 'phoenix' snuff bottle
Probably Imperial, 18th/19th century
The high shouldered bottle standing on a rounded oval foot ring, deeply and fluidly carved to each main side with a phoenix in flight amid clouds, separated by rock formations on narrow sides, all below vertical plantain leaves surrounding a carefully formed neck,
2 1/2in (6.4cm) high
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