Snuff Bottle: Large Matric Agate Floater Snuff BottleStone bottles should be judged by its physicality, its prime importance is the appearance, and age is an added bonus. Each stone bottle is unique, as with objects of nature, no stone is alike, and no carver would look at the stone and carve it the same way. The creation of a stone bottle depends on the skill of the stone carver, how he or she judges the stone and how much to carve away in order to present a bottle, showing off its best. This is what I

Condition: There are hairline cracks on the surfaces

Dating is Jiaqing Daoguang period

the ceramic wares from the kilns on the Sumida River

Condition: It is an older bottle and has been handled

This pretty lacquer basket with an overhead handle has a floral shape and the different lobe show off the individual flowers expressed by the mother of pearl inlaids

I give a lot of credit to the artist who created this whimsical design of a pair of playful puppies

a long established tradition in accordance to the style established by the great Yuan Dynasty Lasndscape Painters

One image is the crane in flight

There is a crack noticeable at the back

The government encouraged the revival of Chinese arts and crafts

Many were and are being made

Date: 1857