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Flask

Flask

Description:

On one side of this snuff bottle is the God of Long Life holding a branch of peaches, on the other side is a monkey. The monkey may be the Monkey King from the famous Chinese novel ‘Journey to the West’ in which he accompanies the monk Xuanzang on a pilgrimage to India.

Glass, carved in relief
Height: 11.0 cm, diameter: 9.7 cm, neck diameter: 2.9 cm

Chinese Description:

鼻烟壶 中国,清朝,约1800-1900 这鼻烟壶的一面绘画了拿着桃枝的寿星,另一面则以猴子入画。这猴子可能是着名小说《西游记》中的美护送唐玄藏赴印度取经的美猴王。 玻璃、浮雕

Creator: Unknown

Date: 1800-1900, Qing dynasty

Copyright: Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives

Object ID:N4656

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