Snuff Bottle with Stopper Carved with Deer and Taoist Immortals He Xiangu and Zhang Guolao

China

19th-20th century

  • Titles Snuff Bottle with Stopper Carved with Deer and Taoist Immortals He Xiangu and Zhang Guolao (Descriptive)
  • Artist China
  • Medium Coral, malachite
  • Dimensions 2 5/8 x 1 3/4 x 3/4 in. (6.7 x 4.4 x 1.9 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift from the Bequest of Arthur Leroy and Lila Fisher Caldwell, Courtesy of the North Carolina Museum of Art, 1996.69.31a-b
  • Work Type snuff bottle with stopper
  • Classification Containers
  • On View

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