Molded porcelain snuff bottle with the Eight Daoist Immortals on a wave ground
Molded porcelain snuff bottle with the Eight Daoist Immortals on a wave ground
Molded porcelain snuff bottle with the Eight Daoist Immortals on a wave ground
Molded porcelain snuff bottle with the Eight Daoist Immortals on a wave ground
Molded porcelain snuff bottle with the Eight Daoist Immortals on a wave ground
Molded porcelain snuff bottle with the Eight Daoist Immortals on a wave ground

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Molded porcelain snuff bottle with the Eight Daoist Immortals on a wave ground,

1800–50

Chinese
Qing dynasty, 1644–1912
y1936-576

Information

Title
Molded porcelain snuff bottle with the Eight Daoist Immortals on a wave ground
Dates

1800–50

Medium
Porcelain with famille rose enamels and molded designs
Dimensions
h. with stopper 8.8 cm., w. 4.1 cm., d. 2.9 cm. (3 7/16 x 1 5/8 x 1 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Col. James A. Blair, Class of 1903
Object Number
y1936-576
Place Made

Asia, China

Inscription
Mark on bottom
Culture
Chinese
Period
Qing
Type
snuff bottles, famille rose
Materials
enamel, porcelain
Techniques
molding
Subject
figures (representations), iconography

Snuff bottle

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