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Snuff Bottle, n.d.
Brass (metal)
2 11/16 in. x 1 1/4 in. (6.83 cm x 3.18 cm)

Creation Place: Asia, Chinese
Technique: Metalworking
Credit Line: Gift of Clinton N. Laird
Accession Number: P61.8.290

Commentary
Ovate shape tapering toward base; possibly a small vase. Designs are hammered. The sides are the same: a figure of Lei Tik Kwai, the "beggar" of the eight fairies.

Provenance
Acquired 4/23/38 at Cheung Che- 21 Yuen Tsz St.

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Lei Tik Kwai, Metal Bottles, Metalwork, Smoking and Tobacco Use, Snuff, Snuff Bottles

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