TWO OVERLAY TRANSPARENT GLASS SNUFF BOTTLES
TWO OVERLAY TRANSPARENT GLASS SNUFF BOTTLES
1800-1850
The first with the opaque black layer carved as nine archaic bronze vessels representing the nine vessels cast upon the establishment of the Xia dynasty by Yu the Great; the second with the transparent purple layer carved as four writhing chilong.
2 3/4in (6.7cm) high, the taller
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TWO OVERLAY TRANSPARENT GLASS SNUFF BOTTLES
1800-1850
The first with the opaque black layer carved as nine archaic bronze vessels representing the nine vessels cast upon the establishment of the Xia dynasty by Yu the Great; the second with the transparent purple layer carved as four writhing chilong.
2 3/4in (6.7cm) high, the taller
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