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The second photo down shows a snuff bottle carved of wood (boxwood perhaps?) in the form of a millet head sheathed by twisted stalks and curling leaves of the lotus, which begin on the body and also form the cap. A very interesting piece symbolically, as millet, a cereal (禾 - he) and the lotus (荷 - he) lend a homonymic meaning of "Harmony" to the bottle, as in the He He Er Xian (和合二仙) or two Daoist Immortals of Harmony.
I've not seen another bottle like it and would guess this one may be at least of the late 19th century and probably rare.
Best regards,
Bill H.
Best regards,
Bill H.
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