A puddingstone melon-form snuff bottle, Qing dynasty, 19th century | 清十九世紀 抱子石瓜棱鼻煙壺

Tina Yee-wan Pang ed., Heavenly Creations, Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Collections of Anthony Cheung, Humphrey Hui, Po-ming Kwong, Tuyet Nguyet and Christopher Sin, University Museum and Art Gallery, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2005, cat. no. 277.

彭綺雲編，《天地造化：鍾棋偉、許建勳、鄺溥銘、雪月及冼祖謙藏中國鼻煙壺》，香港大學美術博物館，香港，2005年，編號277

The current bottle showcases the beauty of the natural stone. The puddingstone itself is a conglomerate of pebbles cemented together in a matrix over billions of years, resulting in a strong visual interest.

抱子石為由許多小石經歷億萬年形成的礫岩，石材自身顏色對比鮮明，用以製作鼻煙壺尤能彰顯原石的天然美感。