Snuff bottle with stopper
CultureChinese
Datelate 18th century
MediumAmber and glass
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/2 × 2 3/8 × 1 1/8 inches (8.89 × 6.02 × 2.87 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Loomis family in memory of Mary Gary Loomis
Object numberF98-32/130
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DescriptionPebble-shaped bottle carved in relief with a plum tree, a bird in flight, a tiger standing on rock work among ling-chih fungus and a boy sitting on a rock above watching, the reverse carved with a warrior riding on a horse on a mountain pass underneath, with two attendants following the procession with ling-chih fungus and rock work, green glass stopper.
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