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Title
Bottle: snuff
Description
One imitation realgar glass snuff bottle. Yellow-gold vein. A short narrow neck surmounts a flattened body carved in the form of a double gourd shape the lower lobe of which tapers towards an oval-shaped base. One side presents two Chinese characters 大古 (big ancient). Hemispherical peach-orange stopper.
Source
Rewi Alley
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
30x41x76mm (l x w x h)
Museum Ac. No.
C1957.1328
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Collection
Citation
“Bottle: snuff,” China, Art and Cultural Diplomacy, accessed October 24, 2024, http://rewialleyart.nz/items/show/797.