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Jade snuff bottle
Jade snuff bottle
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1777
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Jade snuff bottle, decoration and poem of the lotus blossom, amber stopper in silver mount
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Jade snuff bottle
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BATEA : 1776
Simple name
snuff bottle
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snuff bottle; jade; lotus; flower; inscription; butterfly
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Jade snuff bottle in baluster form. One side has decoration of a lotus plant (leaves, flower) and a butterfly. Other side has 25 character inscription (including 5 character title on extreme right) on the lotus blossom. Inscribed details enhanced with blue pigment. Amber peg in oval shaped, silver mount, shaft and spoon. Pale green stone with brown inclusions.
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jade
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good
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mutton fat
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6.3cm
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4cm
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A Poem on the Lotus Blossom "Its figure is considered as an immortal,And its personality had weel been honoured as a gentleman,The fragrance and fame are suitable for an engagement or a wedding,Whoever pertained to it should take a lead'
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