Title
Snuff bottle carved with monkeys
Year/Period
1780 - 1860
Region
China
Object Type
Material
Dimension
Object size: 7 x 4.5 x 3.1 cm
Accession No.
2013-00443
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Doris and Franklin Chow in honour of Dr. Kenson Kwok, Founding Director of ACM
The quartz family of stones, which includes chalcedony, was frequently used by artisans. The wide spectrum of colours of these stones gave the artisans much room to exercise their skill and imagination. The artisan has capitalised on variations in the colour of the stone to create his design of monkeys holding peaches on this bottle.
