snuff bottle with stopper-applicator, carved ivory; a) snuff bottle: scene in relief on one side shows woman playing stringed instrument, man playing flute-like instrument, tree to one side; incised and darkened scene on other side shows swallow and tree, calligraphic inscription; incised and stained black
Donor:
Edward J. Mahoney Jr. and Mrs. E. J. Mahoney Jr.
Collection place:
China
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bottles, Carvings (visual works), and Snuff bottles