Tapering cylindrical-shaped blue-and-white porcelain snuff bottle featuring boys at play
Tapering cylindrical-shaped blue-and-white porcelain snuff bottle featuring boys at play
Tapering cylindrical-shaped blue-and-white porcelain snuff bottle featuring boys at play
Tapering cylindrical-shaped blue-and-white porcelain snuff bottle featuring boys at play

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Tapering cylindrical-shaped blue-and-white porcelain snuff bottle featuring boys at play,

1821–1850

Chinese
Qing dynasty, Daoguang reign period, 1821–1850
y1936-519

Information

Title
Tapering cylindrical-shaped blue-and-white porcelain snuff bottle featuring boys at play
Dates

1821–1850

Medium
Porcelain with underglaze blue
Dimensions
h. with stopper 7.4 cm., diam. 3.3 cm. (2 15/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Col. James A. Blair, Class of 1903
Object Number
y1936-519
Place Made

Asia, China

Inscription
Mark on bottom
Marks/Labels/Seals
Daoguang four-character mark in underglaze blue and of the period
Culture
Chinese
Period
Daoguang
Type
snuff bottles, blue-and-white, chinese ceramics styles
Materials
porcelain
Techniques
underglazing
Subject
children (people by age group), gardens (open spaces), figures (representations), blue, white (color)

Snuff bottle

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