Chinese Carved Blue Stone Snuff Bottle porcelain bowl and often like this one

and often like this one taking the form of a structure with a few balls inside

The mottled matte periwinkle blue glaze is pretty perfect as well

And the array of precisely painted trees

and indeed

With a commanding presence

Chinese Carved Blue Stone Snuff Bottle porcelain bowl and often like this oneI don't know a lot about Chinese snuff bottles, but when I spotted this one I had a sense it was a pretty special little thing. It appears to be carved of stone, perhaps lapis lazuli, but I am quite uncertain about that; aside from the color, the stone and the appearance of the carving makes it seem more akin in nature to jade. It is carved on both sides with a vase or urn at center, filled with what looks like a large philadendron leaf. Spilling