Chinese Carved Blue Stone Snuff Bottle white flowers and easy to move with

and easy to move with the sun

This charming Japanese dragon-shaped cast iron or lead flower / ikebana frog I believe dates from the 1930s

It is in vintage excellent condition

sculptor and woodcarver

There are what appear to be some white paint marks on its surface

Chinese Carved Blue Stone Snuff Bottle white flowers and easy to move withI 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