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Joey Silver / Si Zhouyi 義周司
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« Reply #240 on: October 13, 2017, 10:27:40 am »

Dear Rube,

     It looks nice, but I can't tell if it is a fruit or a gourd, though it looks like there are vines and either smaller gourds/fruit on it, or bugs.
Is it well hollowed?

   Let me give you a ranking:
#1. Superbly well hollowed [ leaving 1-2 mm thick wall all over, visible in clear quartz or even in white jade with back-lighting]
#2. Very well hollowed [3-3.5mm thick wall]
#3. Well hollowed [like your purse bottle]
#4. Acceptably hollowed [thick walls, but the bottle will hold enough snuff to use and share with 4 or 5 friends]
#5. Core drilled [enough to hold the spoon]

Best,
Shabbat Shalom,
Joey
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