This snuff bottle is in the shape of an elephant standing and carrying a treasure bottle, with stubby limbs on the ground, and the elephant's back is covered with a rectangular drape with fringed edges and tapered webs. The neckline and lid of the snuff bottle are shaped like an aquarium carried by an elephant. In ancient China, the elephant-carried aquarium is a traditional auspicious pattern, which means peace and good fortune and good health in all seas. This snuff bottle is exquisitely conceived and exquisitely carved, which implies auspiciousness. Very rare. high 5.5cm