Snuff Bottle: Multi-Facetted White Glass Bottle imitating NephriteThe bottle has an unusual elongated six sided form presented in multi facetted diamond shaped planes. It tapers to a hexagonal flat base, and its short neck has a flat top. The white glass is well polished and each facet is well defined. The uncommon shape is rare and perhaps it is due to the time consuming manufacture did not lend itself to lucrative ventures. It is fitted with a ruby color glass cap encased in brass, a cork stopper and a brass

It appears she is carrying a fishing pole

An attractive lapis lazuli top is well matched

Never the less

peony is the symbol of beauty and wealth

cork stopper and a metal spoon

or standing

green and cobalt blue predominate

each figure is different

This bowl is a good example of Imari porcelain

This 20 century seated Guanyin cradling a bottle vase with her right hand and the left hand with extended fingers gracefully hovering over the bottle's top does not stray far from the 18 century prototype

My other theory is that Japanese society is structured and rather formal and an individual finds an outlet of self expression in artistic creations

The carving is well defined