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Shek Shan Yan



Snuff Bottle, 1735-1850
Glass
2 11/16 in. x 1 7/8 in. (6.83 cm x 4.76 cm)

Creation Place: Asia, Chinese
Technique: Glassworking
Credit Line: Gift of Clinton N. Laird
Accession Number: P61.8.139

Commentary
Flattened ovate bottle, inside painted. Obverse: a pavillion, trees, a hill, a river, a temple, and peaked mountains behind. Reverse: a 14-character poem with a name and seal. Cracked and chipped rim.

Provenance
Acquired 1/31/34 at Woo Wah Kei- 3B Sai Loi, North

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Glass and Crystal Bottles, Mountains, Poetry, Smoking and Tobacco Use, Temples

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