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A white nephrite 'silk purse' snuff bottle |
Possibly Imperial, Palace Workshops, Beijing, 1780-1850 2in (5.1cm) high Of flattened semi-circular form, expertly carved to the front and reverse in relief with grooves imitating the pleats of a silk purse and gathered at the short neck, each of the narrow sides with a pair of apertures for attachment bordered with symmetrically designed with leafy lotus flowers carved in the Mughal style; the mostly white stone with cloud-like inclusions. |
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