Lacquer snuff bottle with lotus pond design
Lacquer snuff bottle with lotus pond design
Lacquer snuff bottle with lotus pond design
Lacquer snuff bottle with lotus pond design

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Lacquer snuff bottle with lotus pond design,

19th century

Chinese
Qing dynasty, 1644–1912
y1936-809

Information

Title
Lacquer snuff bottle with lotus pond design
Dates

19th century

Medium
Laque burgauté
Dimensions
h. with stopper 8.0 cm., w. 5.3 cm., d. 2.0 cm. (3 1/8 x 2 1/16 x 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Col. James A. Blair, Class of 1903
Object Number
y1936-809
Place Made

Asia, China

Marks/Labels/Seals
Incised Qianlong four-character seal mark
Culture
Chinese
Period
Qianlong
Type
snuff bottles, mother of pearl
Materials
lacquer
Subject
boats, cranes, lotus, waterlilies, men

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