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A Soochow style grey agate snuff-bottle
carved with a coiled dragon chasing a flaming pearl among clouds, the pearl in dark-brown inclusions, the reverse with a phoenix among clouds and rockwork above waves, stopper -- 2½.in (6.4cm) high.
See Colour Plate.
carved with a coiled dragon chasing a flaming pearl among clouds, the pearl in dark-brown inclusions, the reverse with a phoenix among clouds and rockwork above waves, stopper -- 2½.in (6.4cm) high.
See Colour Plate.