Snuff Bottle
CultureChinese
DateQing dynasty (1644-1911)
MediumJade
DimensionsOverall: 2 15/16 inches (7.46 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. George Reuland
Object number81-54/68 A,B
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DescriptionUpright form, with rounded shoulders, the grayish stone with a large dark brown suffusion on the front carved to depict a xiechai leaping among clouds, the reverse with a bluish-gray inclusion, showing a boy clambering over rocks with two bats flying at his side, well hollowed out.
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