1800–1850

Transparent dark green glass overlay on café-au-lait ground carved all-over with a spray of plum, the foot carved in the form of a large plum flower.

A branch of blossoming plum tree is a wish for the Five Blessings: longevity, wealth, health, love of virtue and a peaceful death. Each of the five petals of the plum flower represents a blessing. See Terese Tse Bartholomew, Hidden Meaning in Chinese Art (San Francisco: 2006), no. 1.8.1.

H: 5.4 cm

Provenance 起源: Linda F. Crawley

Published 发布: Asiantiques, A Fascination for Miniatures: The Linda F. Crawley Collection of Chinese Snuff (2008), cat. no. 57

Ref. 057-LO550

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