AN AMBER SNUFF BOTTLE
AN AMBER SNUFF BOTTLE
1750-1850
Well-hollowed, of biconvex lens section, with lion mask and mock ring handles carved on the broad shoulders, tapering gently towards the splayed foot ring, each face richly carved, one with poet Meng Haoran on the back of a mule searching for the perfect plum blossom in winter, the other side with an ox herd on the back of his ox, the deep orange material finely crizzled on the interior.
2 1/4in (5.8cm) high
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AN AMBER SNUFF BOTTLE
1750-1850
Well-hollowed, of biconvex lens section, with lion mask and mock ring handles carved on the broad shoulders, tapering gently towards the splayed foot ring, each face richly carved, one with poet Meng Haoran on the back of a mule searching for the perfect plum blossom in winter, the other side with an ox herd on the back of his ox, the deep orange material finely crizzled on the interior.
2 1/4in (5.8cm) high
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