Snuff bottle with stopper

CultureChinese

Date20th century

MediumBeryl and tourmaline

DimensionsOverall: 2 5/8 × 1 1/2 × 1 inches (6.68 × 3.81 × 2.54 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Loomis family in memory of Mary Gary Loomis

Object numberF98-32/122

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Collections

East Asian Art

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DescriptionFlattened round-shaped green bottle carved with an immortal holding a stick with double gourds among bats in flight, reverse carved with a deer and pine tree with a crane in flight, black collar, purple tourmaline stopper.

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