Chinese Snuff Bottle Shadow Agate Coral Stopper Hehe Erxian Boys Daoist Mark 19C

Name: Chinese Snuff Bottle Shadow Agate Coral Stopper Hehe Erxian Boys Daoist Mark 19C
SKU: INV4595
Price: 1165.00 GBP
Availability: InStock

£1,165.00

Inventory Code: INV4595

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Chinese Snuff Bottle Shadow Agate Coral Stopper Hehe Erxian Boys Daoist Mark 19C

ITEM DETAILS

Inventory Code: INV4595

Object: Snuff Bottle

Material: Shadow Agate and Rock Crystal

Origin: China

Period: Qing Dynasty

Date: 19th Century

Decoration: Carved Hehe Erxian twins beneath a lotus leaf with pinkish agate overlay on translucent crystal ground

Mark: Carved Daoist-style seal mark

MEASUREMENTS

Height: 2.7 in / 7.0 cm

Width: 2.0 in / 5.2 cm

Depth: 1.0 in / 2.5 cm

CONDITION

VERY GOOD (5/5) – Light surface wear consistent with age. No obvious chips, cracks, or repairs observed in the photographs. Stopper present. Original fitted box included. Please review the photos carefully for more details.

DESCRIPTION

Finely carved Chinese snuff bottle formed from translucent rock crystal with natural inclusions and pink shadow agate overlay.

The front depicts the Hehe Erxian, the Heavenly Twins of harmony, shown seated beneath a large lotus leaf.

An oval seal mark is carved to one side.

Fitted with a pale coral-colored stopper and accompanied by its presentation box.

The natural crystal matrix and contrasting agate overlay create an attractive layered effect.

COLLECTOR’S NOTE

Hehe Erxian are popular figures in Chinese art associated with harmony, happiness, and marital unity. They frequently appear on snuff bottles, jade carvings, and decorative arts of the Qing period.

Shadow agate overlay bottles are admired for the way craftsmen utilized natural color layers within the stone to create pictorial scenes and symbolic subjects.

NOTES

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