W: 2 in/5 cm

D: 1 in/2.5 cm

Weight: 47 g.

FEATURES

1. The carved-lacquer technique was mostly used to make vases, boxes, and other containers, but it was rarely used to make snuff bottle.

2. Lacquer: According to Wikipedia: "Lacquer is a type of hard and usually shiny coating or finish applied to materials such as wood or metal. It is most often made from resin extracted from trees and waxes and has been in use since antiquity. Asian lacquerware, which may be called "true lacquer", are objects coated with the treated, dyed and dried sap of Toxicodendron vernicifluum or related trees, applied in several coats to a base that is usually wood. This dries to a very hard and smooth surface layer which is durable, waterproof, and attractive in feel and look. Asian lacquer is sometimes painted with pictures, inlaid with shell and other materials, or carved, as well as dusted with gold and given other further decorative treatments.".

3. This bottle was nicely shaped, the cap/stoper is perfectly fits to the bottle.

4. The figures, traditional Chinese chambers, the trees, and flowers were carved with perfect details.

5. Marked Qian Long Nian Zhin in golden color.