Description:

In China bottle-gourds (hard-shelled fruit related to melons) were traditionally used as containers for medicine. The gourd shape became a symbol for health and long life.

Glass
Height: 11.7 cm, diameter: 7.0 cm, neck diameter: 1.9 cm

Chinese Description:

葫芦瓶 中国，清代，约1800-1900 中国传统多以葫芦瓶作药壶，故葫芦又寓意健康长寿。 玻璃

Creator: Unknown

Date: 1800-1900, Qing dynasty

Copyright: Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives

Object ID:N4630