AN INSIDE-PAINTED GLASS ‘LIONHEAD GOLDFISH AMID SEAWEED’ SNUFF BOTTLE, REPUBLIC PERIOD

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AN INSIDE-PAINTED GLASS ‘LIONHEAD GOLDFISH AMID SEAWEED’ SNUFF BOTTLE, REPUBLIC PERIOD China, 1912-1949. The flattened body, of rounded rectangular form, gently tapering toward a short oval foot, with steeply rounded shoulders surmounted by a cylindrical neck with a narrow mouth and a flat rim. The interior finely painted in vivid colors, depicting on either side a pair of lionhead goldfish, their scaly bodies and flowing tails meticulously rendered, as they swim among seaweed. Stopper: Quartz stopper Dimensions: Height 83 mm (incl. stopper), Diameter 15 mm (neck) and 6 mm (mouth)

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