The bottle is of shield form and inlaid on each side with floral motifs in chips of mother of pearl and gold, on a stippled black lacquer ground, 6.9cm. It has a matching stopper.
Categories: Chinese Snuff Bottles at Burghley | Chinese Works of Art | Exhibitions |
A lacque burgauté snuff bottle, Japanese, 1840-1880.
REFERENCE: CSBO47