Molded porcelain snuff bottle painted with flowers and rockwork
Molded porcelain snuff bottle painted with flowers and rockwork
Molded porcelain snuff bottle painted with flowers and rockwork
Molded porcelain snuff bottle painted with flowers and rockwork

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Molded porcelain snuff bottle painted with flowers and rockwork,

1780–1820

Chinese
Qing dynasty, 1644–1912 | Qianlong reign period, 1736–1795 | Jiaqing reign period, 1796–1820
y1936-841

Information

Title
Molded porcelain snuff bottle painted with flowers and rockwork
Dates

1780–1820

Medium
Porcelain with enamels, underglaze blue, gilt, and molded designs
Dimensions
h. without stopper 6.1 cm., w. 5.2 cm., d. 2.0 cm. (2 3/8 x 2 1/16 x 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Col. James A. Blair, Class of 1903
Object Number
y1936-841
Place Made

Asia, China

Inscription
period mark on base
Marks/Labels/Seals
Qianlong six-character underglaze blue mark in a line and possibly late in the period
Culture
Chinese
Period
Qianlong, Jiaqing
Type
snuff bottles, famille rose
Materials
underglazing, porcelain, enamel, gilding
Techniques
molding
Subject
flowers (plants), trees, bamboo, rock (inorganic material), peonies

Snuff bottle

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