Title
Pebble-shaped snuff bottle
Year/Period
1770 - 1820
Region
China
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 7.5 x 4.2 x 3.5 cm
Accession No.
2013-00451
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Doris and Franklin Chow in honour of Dr. Kenson Kwok, Founding Director of ACM
A glass snuff bottle with a white body of pebble shape. Due to the versatility of glass, it was often used to simulate more precious materials such as amber, jade and other coloured hardstones. Here, it was probably used to simulate nephrite.
