Description:

The body of this bottle looks like a ball. This shape is known as �celestial-sphere shape� in Chinese.

Glass
Height: 22.0 cm, diameter: 10.9 cm, neck diameter: 3.8 cm
Four-character mark of Qianlong (1736-1795) in ground-out square

Chinese Description:

天球瓶 中国，清乾隆朝（1736-1795） 这瓶腹浑圆得像皮球一样，故此这玻璃瓶又名为「天球瓶」。 玻璃 磨蚀方框内刻有｢乾隆年制｣四字

Creator: Unknown

Date: Qianlong reign period (1736-1795)

Copyright: Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives

Object ID:N4570