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Snuff bottle with a fish wrapped in a lotus leaf
Snuff bottle with a fish wrapped in a lotus leaf

Snuff bottle with a fish wrapped in a lotus leaf

Place of OriginChina
Dateapprox. 1800-1900
DynastyQing dynasty (1644-1911)
MaterialsCameo glass
DimensionsH. 2 3/4 in x W. 2 in x D. 1 1/16 in, H. 7.0 cm x W. 5.1 cm x D. 2.7 cm
Credit LineThe Avery Brundage Collection
Object numberB76M29.a-.b
DepartmentChinese Art
ClassificationsDecorative Arts
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More Information
A goldfish (jinyu) wrapped (bao) in a lotus leaf (he) signifies hebao jinyu ("an abundance of gold in one's purse"). In the Cantonese dialect, this motif means lianian youyu, or "May there be abundance year after year."
Subject
  • fish
  • lotus