The pale stone is carved in relief using amber colored natural inclusions on one side to depict a dragon pursuing a flaming pearl, the reverse with a phoenix before pine trees and rock work.
Period
19th century
Size
Height cm. 5.3
Mouth cm. 0.7
Lip cm. 1.7
Stopper
Glass with black vinyl ring
Provenance
Christie's South Kensington, London - 22 February 2007 - Lot no. 1997
Exhibited
41st Convention I.C.S.B.S., Dublin, October 2009
Palazzina delle Arti: Museo del Sigillo (Seal Museum), La Spezia - Italy, November 2010 - January 2011
Published
Atomo Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles, Foti, no. 35, p. 40