Chinese Snuff Bottles— (Hard Stones.) 



[ 3.] Small square bottle, engraved on two sides with 

 Chinese characters, and on two with flowers ; rough 

 inside ; coral stopper. 



[4.] Flat, circular, transparent; green jade stopper; 

 polished inside. 



[5.] Double cylindrical bottle; with green glass 

 stoppers, and spoons ; polished inside. 



[ 6.] Circular, flattened ; roughened inside ; lightly- 

 engraved with flowers on one side only ; carnelian stoi)per. 



[ 7.J Flat, oblong; jjolished inside ; a tree engraved in 

 low relief on one side. 



[ 8.] Flattened, nearly circular; lion handles in relief; 

 sides concave, polished inside ; metal stopper. 



[9.] Flattened, oblong, oval; partly polished inside; 

 lion handles ; Chinese characters on one side, flowers and 

 leaves on other; coral stopper. 



[10.] Oblong, oval; polished inside, fluted edges; 

 green jade stopper. 



[11.] In form of dog (Kylin), rough inside; malachite 

 stopper. 



[12.] Circular, engraved with obverse and reverse of 

 Spanish dollar; polished inside. 



[ 13.] Oval, oblong; lion handles; dragons and kylins 

 engraved on sides in low relief 



[14.] Large, plain ; polished inside. (From the " loot " 

 of the Summer Palace, Pekin.) 



[15.] Six-sided; on each side plants and animals in 

 relief; polished inside; green jade stopper. 



[ 16.] Flattened, oval; surface reticulated. 



[ 17.] Flattened, oval ; lion handles ; two medallions in 

 relief, with flowers ; pink crystal stojjper. 



[ 18.] Flat, square, oblong; with flowers in relief on 

 one side ; polished inside ; coral stopper. 



[19.] Flat, oblong; plants in relief; polished inside; 

 green jade stojjper. 



[ 20.] Circular, flat, in dark crystal; sides covered with 

 circular devices in relief 



[21.1 Brown, flat, square bottle; lion handles; 

 polished mside ; jargoon stopper. 



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