A compressed oval shape snuff bottle with engraved lotus and inscription design
Property from the Collection of Dr. Dean Edell
A compressed oval shape snuff bottle with engraved lotus and inscription design
Late 18th/early 19th century
Well-hollowed, the flattened bottle with a deeply waisted neck, broad and flat lip, one side inscribed in austere official script with an Imperial poem, the verso decorated with a placid lotus pond to echo the theme of the poem; the incised details heightened in pale blue.
2 3/8in (6cm) high
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Property from the Collection of Dr. Dean Edell
A compressed oval shape snuff bottle with engraved lotus and inscription design
Late 18th/early 19th century
Well-hollowed, the flattened bottle with a deeply waisted neck, broad and flat lip, one side inscribed in austere official script with an Imperial poem, the verso decorated with a placid lotus pond to echo the theme of the poem; the incised details heightened in pale blue.
2 3/8in (6cm) high
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