Two carved duan stone 'dragon' snuff bottles
Two carved duan stone 'dragon' snuff bottles
Inscribed bottle: late 18th/19th century
The first a compressed globular bottle standing on a protruding oval foot, each main side carved with dragons separated by faux lion mask-and-ring handles on the narrow sides; the second a well-hollowed, slender-sectioned bottle, the waisted neck rising to a wide mouth, flat lip, culminating in a carefully recessed foot, one side carved with three stylized chi dragons to form a shou character below a small shou medallion, the reverse with an inscription eulogizing the beauty of a bottle made from natural fine stone.
2 1/4 and 2 1/16in (5.7 and 5.2cm) high
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Two carved duan stone 'dragon' snuff bottles
Inscribed bottle: late 18th/19th century
The first a compressed globular bottle standing on a protruding oval foot, each main side carved with dragons separated by faux lion mask-and-ring handles on the narrow sides; the second a well-hollowed, slender-sectioned bottle, the waisted neck rising to a wide mouth, flat lip, culminating in a carefully recessed foot, one side carved with three stylized chi dragons to form a shou character below a small shou medallion, the reverse with an inscription eulogizing the beauty of a bottle made from natural fine stone.
2 1/4 and 2 1/16in (5.7 and 5.2cm) high
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