2https://emuseum.cornell.edu/internal/media/dispatcher/97509/fullSnuff bottle with design of Ming blue-and-white vase1995[Liu Xinkai]Liu XinkaiInside-painted crystal glassrounded bulbous on raised recessed base with cylindrical neck. The front depicts a blue and white porcelain vase of a dragon among “heavenly balls”. The porcelain vase was produced in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi. The reverse depicts a dragon in ocean water. The calligraphy identifies the Ming reign as Xuande (1426-1435), but the bottle was painted in the winter of 1995.Decorative Artshttps://emuseum.cornell.edu/objects/48732/rdfhttps://emuseum.cornell.edu/internal/media/dispatcher/97383/fullSnuff bottle with design of monkeys1994[Liu Xinkai]Liu XinkaiInside-painted crystal glassrounded spade shape with flared neck. The front depicts two red-faced female monkeys, each holding a young monkey while communicating with each other. The reverse depicts two monkeys at the edge of a pond, with one peering at the reflection of a tree in the water. The calligraphy says, Deep Passion, Made in the Year Renxu (1994).Decorative Artshttps://emuseum.cornell.edu/objects/48667/rdf