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Description
~BOTTLE WITH LID
made of stained ivory, carved in the shape of a ‘hulu’ gourd; the stopper unscrews to reveal a long chain carved from a single block, from the end of which the flask hangs, with five small figurines serving as pendants along the chain.
China, late Qing Dynasty, c. 1900.
A CARVED IVORY FLASK AND COVER, CHINA, LATE QING DYNASTY, CA. 1900.
HEIGHT (CLOSED) 10 CM (3 15/16 IN.) – HEIGHT (TOTAL) 39 CM (15 3/8 IN.)
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