Description:

The use of red overlay on yellow glass may be in imitation of hornbill. The yellow base layer is unusually streaky, the top layer of red glass is cut in a dragon design.

Glass, carved in relief
Height: 8.9 cm, diameter: 9.5 cm, neck diameter: 3.8 cm
Four-character mark of Qianlong reign (1736-1795) in a double outlined square, but later in date

Chinese Description:

玻璃罐 中国，清朝，约1800-1900 这红套黄玻璃可能模仿犀鸟的造型。其黄色底层玻璃纹理丰富，而表层红玻璃则刻有龙纹饰。 玻璃、浮雕 双方框内刻有「乾隆年制」四字，疑为后人所加

Creator: Unknown

Date: China, 1800-1900, Qing dynasty

Copyright: Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives

Object ID:N4758