LIVE AUCTION JULY 3RD, 2024 - 1ST SESSION - ASIAN ART
Glass snuff bottle “Dragons”
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Lot 227.
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Description.
Small snuff bottle made in crystal or “琉璃” (liuli) glass of clear and transparent hue, with incised and embossed decorations and a cap with hard stone inlay. The body, circular, is hollow in the center. Decorated following the natural shape of the bottle and shows, on both sides, two elongated dragons with elongated, sinuous bodies and archaic faces over a sea filled with incised waves. With stamp on the base “乾隆年制”. Possible 20th century.
Size: 7.7 x 2.4 x 6 cm
Weight: 95 g