Snuff bottles were often used during the Qing dynasty. Owned by doctors, they contained a mixture of tobacco and other leaves as an herbal medicine. On this Cinnibar Snuff Bottle appears to be a Daoist sage or a Buddhist Lohan.
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Title: Cinnibar Snuff Bottle
Creator: Unknown
Date Created: 1800-01/1899-12
Location Created: China
Type: Cinnibar Carving
Rights: Lizzadro Museum, Oak Brook, Illinois, USA
Medium: Cinnibar
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