Snuff bottle
Snuff bottle
Snuff bottle
Snuff bottle

On view

Asian Art
Huo Pavilion

Snuff bottle

Chinese
Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign period, 1736–1795
y1936-1045

Information

Title
Snuff bottle
Medium
Amethyst
Dimensions
h. with stopper 6.0 cm., w. 4.0 cm., d. 2.2 cm. (2 3/8 x 1 9/16 x 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Col. James A. Blair, Class of 1903
Object Number
y1936-1045
Place Made

Asia, China

Culture
Chinese
Period
Qianlong
Type
snuff bottles
Materials
amethyst
Subject
figures (representations), men, birds, peonies

Col. James A. Blair, Class of 1903 (1860–1934), by 1934; bequeathed to the Princeton University Art Museum, 1936.

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