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Charll shared this beautiful Xianfeng (1851-1861) dated bottle depicting NeZha combating the Dragon King amongst a rolling sea of blue and eight mythical sea creatures.


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« on: January 01, 2016, 07:27:29 pm »

5" long..  Anyone have an idea what this may have been used for ?



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« Reply #1 on: January 01, 2016, 10:38:09 pm »

Difficult to tell from the photo; is the outer casing made of burl wood?
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« Reply #2 on: January 01, 2016, 11:46:44 pm »


George,

It looks like a leather covered saddle flask to me.  Something I've see in some old western movies.

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« Reply #3 on: January 02, 2016, 12:14:07 am »

Yes, as Charll said, it is leather..

What kind of things were kept in a saddle flask Charll ?
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« Reply #4 on: January 02, 2016, 01:57:20 am »

Moonshine or plain ole whiskey .. Hmmmm.
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« Reply #5 on: January 02, 2016, 02:21:48 am »

It could also be a flask for gunpowder. Or a travelling flask to hold medicines.
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