Description:

This box might have been used to hold small personal items such as jewellery. The peach shape and peach tree leaf sprays symbolise long life. The carved bat is a symbol of happiness (because the words for bat and happiness sound the same in Chinese). The colour of the glass looks like dark green jade.

Glass, carved in relief
Base height: 2.1 cm, width: 5.9 cm, base length: 7.3 cm, lid height: 2.3 cm, lid width: 5.5 cm, lid length: 7.3 cm, combined depth: 4.0 cm
Four-character mark of Qianlong reign (1736-1795)

Creator: Unknown

Date: Qianlong reign period (1736-1795)

Copyright: Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives

Object ID:N4588