Imperial Yellow Opaline Glass Snuff Bottle with Guyuexuan MarkThe double gourd shape snuff bottle is made of Opaline or milk glass and painted with an imperial yellow glass and design of a cricket on both sides. On the base is a 3 character Guyuexuan mark. Guyuexuan was the name of a studio belonging to a Manchu Prince who had very good taste and a wide range of interest. Many antique objects in glass, porcelain, painting etc bore the Guyuexuan mark. The artist who painted this double gourd bottle is paying

where the youth visited 53 "wise friends" and learned from each of them the merits of gaining enlightment

and carved in the same manner as a jade pebble

and the 4 petal flower a plum blossom

a Daoist Immortal who has a pet toad with three legs

A pretty dark blue border encircled the box

the ends and the middle

The brecciated jasper pebble was carved into a snuff bottle by an experienced craftsman who selected to use the best sides of the stone

The crackle under the green glaze is a good sign of age

They brought the secrets of the famous glazes and their descendents continued their pottery making and it continues to flourish today in the town of Shiwan

This tall pitcher with the long ear shape handle is Western form

The stone itself is pure "white" and she stands on a light grey color base

but no visible breaks