Snuff Bottle: Antique Moss Agate Floater Bottle with CarvingAn Unusual Moss Agate Chalcedony Snuff Bottle with Carving Among the variety of stones available in China, chalcedony that was the stone of choice for snuff bottle carvers before the 20th century. Moss agate is a type of chalcedony and the carver who made this snuff bottle had the experience to find a stone with interesting inclusions. He gave it a good round flattened form, with a slight taper towards the raised oval foot. The neck is in good

also known as the Flying General

Date: late Edo to early Meiji Period

No spoon provided

My familiarity of the story has faded in time

The large flowers on the cover are especially well done

North Central China Date: Late Qing Dynasty circa 1880's to 1900's

A straight neck sits on the slightly sloping shoulders

That was more than 30 years ago and I have to do some research to find the artist and the correct date

What makes this trunk special is the refined bamboo matting that was used on the sides

5 inches x 9 inches high

fruits and plants - pomegranates (fertility) growing from a vase

lion like masks with rings on the side and repeating with a thin line on the base and diagonal lines on the foot