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A gourd snuff-bottle and stopper
moulded in relief with naturalistic speckles to the body -- 3.in (8.3cm) high; a walnut bottle, coral stalk stopper; a bamboo bottle in the form of a seated figure holding a fish, stopper; another bamboo bottle and stopper in the form of a melon spray; a seed pod bottle with silver mounts; a dark wood bottle in the form of a gourd, stopper; and two lacquer bottles, one decorated with figures and foliage, 19th Century.
See Colour Plate 25 for one. (8)
moulded in relief with naturalistic speckles to the body -- 3.in (8.3cm) high; a walnut bottle, coral stalk stopper; a bamboo bottle in the form of a seated figure holding a fish, stopper; another bamboo bottle and stopper in the form of a melon spray; a seed pod bottle with silver mounts; a dark wood bottle in the form of a gourd, stopper; and two lacquer bottles, one decorated with figures and foliage, 19th Century.
See Colour Plate 25 for one. (8)