Unakite Snuff BottleClose Description The small flattened round snuff bottle with a small raised oval foot is made of Unakite, a semi precious stone composed of green epidote, pink orthoclase feldspar, and quartz, giving it a unique appearance with mottled shades of green and pink. One side of the bottle has a raised carving of flowering trees? There are straight fissure lines that are natural to quartz. The top is oval with a round opening. It is matched with a tiger

75 inches highTotal height with assorted food pieces 9

This bottle is well hollowed and when held up to the light

Never the less

a butterfly and a dragonfly hovering overhead

and its short neck has a flat top

This twin double gourd snuff bottle here shows it probably has twice the power

or paperweights were crucial on windy days to protect his paper from blowing away

so the snuff bottle carver could take advantage of the interesting bands and different shades of yellow/beige/brown

The tips of ears

It can be subtle

25 inches wide x 1 inch deep x  3 inches high

but the subject matter - thirteen snow monkeys is Japanese