Porcelain snuff bottle with painted chrysanthemum and a poem
Porcelain snuff bottle with painted chrysanthemum and a poem
Porcelain snuff bottle with painted chrysanthemum and a poem
Porcelain snuff bottle with painted chrysanthemum and a poem
Porcelain snuff bottle with painted chrysanthemum and a poem
Porcelain snuff bottle with painted chrysanthemum and a poem

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Porcelain snuff bottle with painted chrysanthemum and a poem,

1736–1795

Chinese
Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign period, 1736–1795
y1936-856

Information

Title
Porcelain snuff bottle with painted chrysanthemum and a poem
Dates

1736–1795

Medium
Porcelain with enamels
Dimensions
h. with stopper 7.2 cm., w. 4.7 cm., d. 2.2 cm. (2 13/16 x 1 7/8 x 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Col. James A. Blair, Class of 1903
Object Number
y1936-856
Place Made

Asia, China

Inscription
seal mark of period on bottom Inscribed: Qiu yu fei fei bi xian zi秋雨霏霏碧蘚滋， Xian qing jin ri bu dong li閑情今日步東籬。 Be zhi leng ye han zhao li不知冷月寒朝裏， Kai dao xi feng di ji zhi開到西風第幾枝。
Marks/Labels/Seals
Qianlong four-character iron-red seal mark in line within a rectangle and a further Qianlong seal at the end of the poem inscription (late in the period according to Hughes)
Culture
Chinese
Period
Qianlong
Type
snuff bottles, famille rose, chinese ceramics styles
Materials
porcelain, enamel
Subject
chrysanthemums, floral patterns, poems, rock (inorganic material)

Snuff bottle

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