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Jade snuff bottle
Jade snuff bottle
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1774
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Jade snuff bottle, 33 character inscription and decoration of lily
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Jade snuff bottle
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BATEA : 1773
Simple name
snuff bottle
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snuff bottle; jade; flower; inscription
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Jade snuff bottle in flattened baluster form. One side has inscribed decoration of a day lily flower and leaves. Other side has inscription of a poem about this flower (33 characters including 5 character title on extreme right). Stopper missing. Natural patterning of stone seen in diagonal stripes across body of bottle.
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jade
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good, stopper missing
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marrow fat
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5.5cm
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4cm
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A Poem on the Hsuan flower (note 1) written by the Emperor (thought to be Qianlong)"The yellow Summer flowers are among the green leaves;They look very gay but show a lack of fragrance.I am the first to feel concerned about the Empire (note 2);How can I forget to plant something behind a house (note 3)?"
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