Of slender, rounded rectangular shape, carved through the paler skin with three bats above an inscribed cash symbol on one side, two bats below the two-character inscription, Quan Fu (good fortune), on the other, one shoulder with a further cash symbol, the quartz of dark, almost black tone, stopper
Lot Essay
For a discussion of the use of bats, a symbol of happiness, on snuff bottles see Hugh Moss, Victor Graham, Ka Bo Tsang, The Art of the Chinese Snuff Bottle, The J & J Collection, p. 102