Description:

This bottle is in the shape of a double gourd and carved with bats (happiness), clouds (fertility), camellia flowers (spring), bamboo (fortitude), lingzhi fungus (or ‘Plant of Long Life’) and butterflies (joy or a happy marriage). The gourd shape itself is a symbol of long life.

Glass, carved in relief
Height: 10.0 cm, diameter: 4.6 cm, neck diameter: 1.9 cm

Chinese Description:

玻璃瓶 中国，清朝，约1700-1900 这个瓶子成双联葫芦状，并刻有代表福乐的蝙蝠、寓意多子的祥云、象征春天的山茶花、取意坚毅的竹子、别号「长命草」的灵芝 及寄意和乐与百头偕老的蝴蝶。而葫芦样式也是长寿的象征。 玻璃、浮雕

Creator: Unknown

Date: China, 1700-1900, Qing dynasty

Copyright: Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives

Object ID:N4673