Description: Rock crystal bottle of tapering form carved in imitation of a bamboo basket. The bottle has a short straight neck, a concave lip, and a flat foot. The stone contains one inclusion/cleave within the material (visible from the base) is moderately hollowed, and the stopper is coral with a bone spoon.
Snuff Bottles
Rock Crystal “Bamboo Basket” Snuff Bottle
Period: Qing dynasty
Date: 1800 – 1850
Medium: crystal quartz
Dimensions: height w/o stopper x width; (5.4 cm x 5.0 cm)
