Two agate snuffboxes, China, 19th and 20th centuries

Two agate snuffboxes, China, 19th and 20th centuries - One is rectangular in shape, made of opaque beige agate; one side is carved in high relief with Shou Lao under a pine tree and a crane above bamboo stalks, a design repeated on the reverse. Oval base. Carnelian stopper. Height: 5.8 cm; - The other, baluster-shaped and made of honey-colored carnelian, is carved in high relief with a deer on one side and a crane holding a lingzhi in its beak on the other, both beneath pine trees. Oval foot. St

Category

Asian art

Location

Paris

Dimensions

H 5.8 cm