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Image of Snuff Bottle: Possibly a Medicine Bottle

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Snuff Bottle: Possibly a Medicine Bottle, 1661-1722
Porcelain
2 5/16 in. x 2 1/16 in. (5.87 cm x 5.24 cm)

Creation Place: Asia, Chinese
Technique: Firing
Credit Line: Gift of Clinton N. Laird
Accession Number: P61.8.22

Commentary
Blue on white porcelain bottle with ovate, flattened shape. Possibly a medicine bottle. Obverse: large dragon with its head to the left, clouds. Reverse: clouds and symbols.

Provenance
Acquired on 7/9/38 at Shiu Wa Hei- 164 Man Tak Road.

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Dragons, Porcelain Bottles, Smoking and Tobacco Use, Snuff, Snuff Bottles

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