I need help identifying the mark or what this says on a snuff bottle I purchased through an estate sale

[steph0maddox]

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[skylee]

廣東萬春園

百勝通關散

https://www.google.com.hk/search?q=%E7%99%BE%E5%8B%9D%E9%80%9A%E9%97%9C%E6%95%A3&biw=360&bih=615&prmd=mniv&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiD-cnawKjMAhUDk5QKHaO5CX8Q_AUIBygD

[steph0maddox]

I don't understand what it says I ant read any of it

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[889]

Most folks here are studying Chinese, so it's common to answer a question with just enough information so they can finish off the research themselves.

In any event, your bottle is for Chinese medicine, not snuff.

In particular, it's for 百勝通關散 Baisheng Tong Guan San, literally "Hundred Victories Open the Gate Powder."

https://www.sacredlotus.com/go/chinese-formulas/medicine/tong-guan-san

It was made in 廣東 Guangdong by the 萬春園 Wan Chun Yuan medicine factory, also known in English as Man Chun Yung.

https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%99%B3%E6%9D%8E%E6%BF%9F#/media/File:Man_Chun_Yung2.JPG
 

[steph0maddox]

Mine doesn't have China on either side does it say how old it is or a value and I won't ask anymore questions

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[steph0maddox]

Thanks for your help

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[889]

Likely dates from the 1920s, give or take 15 years. If it's genuine, that is. Not unusual for odd items to be recent copies.

 

Who knows the specific value, but nothing to get real excited about I suspect. No doubt there are people out there who collect old Chinese medicine bottles, though.

[steph0maddox]

Yea I collect snuff bottles and just happened to see it at an estate sale it was so unique I had to Get it most of the others are painted w beautiful designs and stones . I sure do appreciate the help

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[onebir]

From 889's link:

 

A very small amount of powder is then blown up the nose to avoid the possibility of the powder entering the Lungs.

 

So seems like it was a kind of snuff - a medicinal tobacco-free variety!