Description
A CAMEO AGATE ‘SCHOLAR AND PUPIL’ SNUFF BOTTLE, LATE QING TO REPUBLIC
China, late 19th century to early 20th century. The snuff bottle of a compressed globular shape with a short flat oval base and a convex top, showing in the front a scholar seated on a flowing rock, his pupil, and a bat as well as black speckles all around. With a black obsidian stopper.
Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear.
Provenance: American private collection.
Weight: 58.3 g.
Dimensions: Height incl. stopper 64 mm. Diameter neck 21 mm and mouth 8 mm.