Snuffbox, carved with carps fish, Chinese, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, glass stained purple with gold chloride, 18th century, China; vessel; height 11.0 cm, width 4.0 cm., A glossy object shaped like a fish with a streamlined body and a tapered tail sits against a light gray background; the object is predominantly deep red with darker maroon accents along raised fin-like ridges and tail, and it has areas of pale pinkish and translucent coloring with scattered sparkly flecks that appear silvery or white.
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Snuffbox, carved with carps fish, Chinese, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, glass stained purple with gold chloride, 18th century, China; vessel; height 11.0 cm, width 4.0 cm., A glossy object shaped like a fish with a streamlined body and a tapered tail sits against a light gray background; the object is predominantly deep red with darker maroon accents along raised fin-like ridges and tail, and it has areas of pale pinkish and translucent coloring with scattered sparkly flecks that appear silvery or white.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Snuffbox carved carps fish Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 glass stained purple gold chloride 18th century China vessel height 11.0 cm width 4.0 cm glossy object shaped fish streamlined body tapered tail sits light gray background predominantly deep red darker maroon accents raised fin- ridges areas pale pinkish translucent coloring scattered sparkly flecks silvery white.

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