Height:8.1cm(3.19in)Width:5.5cm(2.17in)Weight:140g(0.309lb)This snuff bottle is cast in bronze with gilded finish, shaped as a flattened pilgrim flask, topped with a red glass bead stopper. Both sides feature relief panels depicting a scholar scene in a courtyard. A scholar sits leisurely beside a cottage, with blooming plum blossoms and perching birds. The background is covered with fine granulated pearl ground, creating strong three-dimensional effect. The whole vessel is gilded with mellow antique patina. The base bears carved four-character mark ??Xuantong Nian Zhi??. With exquisite casting and relief carving, it depicts classic literati landscape, being a fine example of late Qing snuff bottles.

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