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  • Jade

  • Elongated rectangular with rounded edges

  • This jade snuff bottle is pleasantly engraved of blossoms, plum and two butterflies. The neck and the footrim, besides the holes for suspension cord, have been engraved with the folding of a purse.
Period

  • 18th century



Size

  • Height cm. 6.5
  • Mouth cm. 0.6
  • Lip cm. 1.6



Stopper

  • Glass



Provenance

  • Jade House - Hong Kong



Exhibited

  • Palazzina delle Arti: Museo del Sigillo (Seal Museum), La Spezia - Italy, November 2010 - January 2011

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