A coral snuff bottle with lotus petals

Probably Beijing Palace Workshops, 1780 – 1850
Height: 7.2 cm.

Coral, of slender form with a cylindrical neck and recessed foot, carved all-over in relief with overlapping lotus leaves.

The lotus pattern is often found on glass bottles, but it is most unusual to find it linked with coral or stone bottles.

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. 101

Ref. 817807

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