Snuff Bottle with Pair of Dragons

19th century (Ch'ing)

3.5 cm 7.3 cm

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This bottle has been adapted for snuff with a very wide neck plus a matching stopper with a large cork and shovel-shaped ivory spoon. The vase itself is of iron-red decoration on a white ground and illustrates a pair of dragons seeking the flaming pearl. It is nicely exceuted....

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Mrs. Marvin E. Gantz, Sr., Denver, Colorado [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Shirley E. Gantz, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisistion unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1999, by gift.
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