2-696-562 - The Museum of East Asian Art/Heritage Images

Lacquer snuff bottle, China, Qing dynasty, 1644-1911. Lacquer snuff bottle. Extensive, intricate decoration carved on a range of levels. Shows a scene incorporating people (old men with beards and younger men), pavilions, bridges, trees, mountains, clouds and a band of flower motifs around the neck and base. Long silver shaft and spoon, dark red stone on a silver mount with floral detailing.