Amber root snuffbox decorated with crabs and birds, China, 1780-1850 Egg-shaped, carved with an abundant decoration in translucent brown and opaque beige inclusions of two crabs and a quail on rocks among millet stems, and a fenghuang on a pierced rock beneath peony branches. Imitation red coral glass stopper. It stands on an oval foot. Height: 6.1 cm