Description:

The gold speckles here are made to imitate the mineral aventurine. In Chinese this type of glass was called ‘black golden star’.

Glass
Height: 7.8 cm, diameter:4.0 cm, neck diameter: 1.9 cm

Chinese Description:

金星玻璃瓶一对 中国，清代，约1730-1770 在中国，这类玻璃器皿被为「黑金星」，其实，这些金光灿然的斑点乃是仿照砂金石的材质。 玻璃

Creator: Unknown

Date: 1730-1770, Qing dynasty

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Object ID:N4743