Description: Turquoise. China, late 19th –mid 20th century
This snuff bottle’s main features are the uniform, beautiful pale blue of the turquoise stone and the ever popular Shanshui landscape, alluding to the mountains with a rock from which a blooming prunus emerges. In a lake, two literati are enjoying the landscape in their boats. Dome-like stopper with small knob and spoon.
Dimensions: HEIGHT 6.5 CM
Condition: Natural cracks in the glass
Provenance: From the collection of Helmut Longin, Austria