Copper alloy snuff box with floral decoration, made in Japan for export, Meiji period (1868–1920) Featuring a brown patina, the two identical sides—cast and then joined together—are decorated with peonies, chrysanthemums, bellflowers, and other flowers within a panel surrounded by butterflies. The shoulders are flanked by a dragon in relief climbing toward the neck, holding a ring in its mouth; these rings were used to thread a cord through to hang the bottle. The base of the bottle is shaped like a lingzhi, and the neck is fitted with a screw cap topped by a movable ring. Old inventory number 3481. Height: 6.3 cm Patina from use. Provenance: Robert Hall IV, Jutheau Auction House, auction, Boston, October 10, 1991, lot no. 6 (illustrated). Similar: Bob Stevens, *The Collector’s Book of Snuff Bottles*, 1976, #812.