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Subject:Help Identifying this Tiny Bottle
Posted By: Lance William Frazer Wed, Jul 31, 2019 IP: 2601:204:4000:dfa8:4 Good day to one and all. I am hoping for help from the knowledgeable members of the Forum on the identification and approximate dating) of this tiny bottle.Height is barely 2 3/4 inches (including the top). For whatever reason, the greenish top appears to have been glued into the opening of the bottle. I've attached a couple of photos, including of the script on the bottom (which I fear is too badly worn to be of use). It's quite attractively decorated, and I'd like to learn what I can about its use, the decorations and, if possible, at least an approximation of the age. My sincere thanks in advance. |
Subject:Re: Help Identifying this Tiny Bottle
Posted By: Bill H Thu, Aug 01, 2019 It's a Chinese snuff bottle with decoration of peaches, Buddha-hand citrons and stylized long life characters. Probably dates from around the 2nd or early 3rd quarter of the 20th century, in my opinion. What's left of the heavily rubbed mark appears to read in seal-writing "Made during the Qianlong Reign" (Qian long nian Zhi - 乾隆年製). |
Subject:Re: Help Identifying this Tiny Bottle
Posted By: Mark Adams Thu, Aug 01, 2019 Said bottle is actually a snuff bottle. |
Subject:Re: Help Identifying this Tiny Bottle
Posted By: Rémy DOUKHAN Thu, Aug 01, 2019 It's a porcelain snuff Chinese bottle |
Subject:Re: Help Identifying this Tiny Bottle
Posted By: Stan Thu, Aug 01, 2019 It is a modern example of a Chinese snuff bottle. To learn more, enter "snuff bottle" in the Search function of this board. See the link below for some of ours. |
Subject:Re: Help Identifying this Tiny Bottle
Posted By: mikeoz Fri, Aug 02, 2019 Your tiny bottle is a Chinese snuff bottle. I hate to say so, but it is not of very high quality. The red symbol in picture 2 is a stylised long life symbol, as is also the symbol in the round shape in picture 1. |
Subject:Re: Help Identifying this Tiny Bottle
Posted By: Lance William Frazer Fri, Aug 02, 2019 Thanks for the education, one and all. Much appreciated. |
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