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Snuff bottle with stopper and stand
Snuff bottle with stopper and stand

Snuff bottle with stopper and stand

CultureChinese
Date20th century
MediumAquamarine and tourmaline
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/2 × 1 5/8 × 15/16 inches (6.35 × 4.14 × 2.36 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Loomis family in memory of Mary Gary Loomis
Object numberF98-32/116
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DescriptionFlattened shild-shaped bottle carved in high relief with a dragon spewing out a flaming pearl and on reverse in relief with a boy holding a string of money, rose tourmaline stopper.
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late 19th century
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early 20th century
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19th century
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20th century
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Qianlong period (1736-1795)
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early 20th century
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Ma Shaoxian
1903
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