Coral snuff bottle with mythical creature relief
Coral snuff bottle with mythical creature relief
Coral snuff bottle with mythical creature relief
Coral snuff bottle with mythical creature relief

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European Art

Coral snuff bottle with mythical creature relief,

1770–1820

Chinese
Qing dynasty, 1644–1912
y1936-587

Information

Title
Coral snuff bottle with mythical creature relief
Dates

1770–1820

Medium
Coral with medium relief carving
Dimensions
h. with stopper 7.0 cm., w. 5.1 cm., d. 4.0 cm. (2 3/4 x 2 x 1 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Col. James A. Blair, Class of 1903
Object Number
y1936-587
Place Made

Asia, China

Culture
Chinese
Period
Qianlong
Type
snuff bottles
Materials
coral
Techniques
carving
Subject
horses, suns, clouds, clouds, mythical or legendary beings, orange

[American Art Galleries, New York, The Elizabeth Andrews Collection, February 8-9, 1922, lot 251]. Colonel James A. Blair (d. 1934) by 1934; bequest to the Princeton University Art Museum, 1936.

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