Snuff Bottle
CultureChinese
DateQing dynasty (1644-1911)
MediumPeking glass
DimensionsOverall: 2 3/4 inches (6.99 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. George Reuland
Object number81-54/25
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DescriptionThe bubble-suffused "snowflake" metal overlaid in ruby-red, carved in relief on the front with a scholar at his desk beside a plantain and beneath a pine tree, the reverse with two other figures.
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