Agate snuff bottle with Buddhistic lions
Agate snuff bottle with Buddhistic lions
Agate snuff bottle with Buddhistic lions
Agate snuff bottle with Buddhistic lions

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Agate snuff bottle with Buddhistic lions,

1770–1850

Suzhou School
Chinese
Qing dynasty, 1644–1912
y1936-1024

Information

Title
Agate snuff bottle with Buddhistic lions
Dates

1770–1850

Maker
Suzhou School
Medium
Agate with dark inclusions and deep relief carving
Dimensions
h. with stopper 6.5 cm., w. 4.4 cm., d. 2.7 cm. (2 9/16 x 1 3/4 x 1 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Col. James A. Blair, Class of 1903
Object Number
y1936-1024
Place Made

Asia, China, Jiangsu

Inscription
Two lines of characters on verso: 錦球獅[戲？]彩雲深
Culture
Chinese
Period
Qing
Type
snuff bottles, agate
Materials
agate
Techniques
carving
Subject
games, men, figures (representations), Buddhism, lions

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