AN AGATE 'SCHOLAR' SNUFF BOTTLE
Suzhou School, 1780-1850
Of rounded form, supported on a flat foot, one side carved with a scene of a scholar seated on a rock beneath a prunus tree, the inclusions in the stone used to highlight the figure of the scholar and the blossoms, the other side carved with a waterfall and four-character inscription.
2in (5cm) high
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