Snuff bottle (6) - Peking glass - Snuff bottle

Old Chinese glass snuff bottle (frasco de rapé), mid-20th century, specifically in the style known as Peking glass. Opaque white glass with an overlay of green glass.
Technique: Hand-sculpted to reveal the contrast between the colors.
Origin: China, mid-20th century.
Originally conceived in the 18th century for emperors and Chinese nobility to store powdered tobacco (snuff).
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