Description:
Blue and white porcelain snuff bottle with design of a garden scene of servants and a scholar. Jadeite (jade) stopper; ivory scoop.

Label Text:
In the form of a tiny heart shape, this snuff bottle exemplifies the famous blue and white technique with freehand depictions of a scholar and his attendants. The stopper and the spoon are made of different materials—jadeite and ivory.

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