Porcelain snuff bottle painted in doucai enamels with two five-clawed dragons
Porcelain snuff bottle painted in doucai enamels with two five-clawed dragons
Porcelain snuff bottle painted in doucai enamels with two five-clawed dragons
Porcelain snuff bottle painted in doucai enamels with two five-clawed dragons
Porcelain snuff bottle painted in doucai enamels with two five-clawed dragons
Porcelain snuff bottle painted in doucai enamels with two five-clawed dragons

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Porcelain snuff bottle painted in doucai enamels with two five-clawed dragons,

19th century

Chinese
Qing dynasty, 1644–1912
y1936-858

Information

Title
Porcelain snuff bottle painted in doucai enamels with two five-clawed dragons
Dates

19th century

Medium
Porcelain with enamels and underglaze blue
Dimensions
h. with stopper 6.7 cm., diam. 3.6 cm. (2 5/8 x 1 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Col. James A. Blair, Class of 1903
Object Number
y1936-858
Place Made

Asia, China

Inscription
imperial seal on base
Marks/Labels/Seals
Yongzheng underglaze blue six-character mark within two circles
Culture
Chinese
Period
Qing
Type
snuff bottles, chinese ceramics styles
Materials
underglazing, porcelain, enamel
Subject
clouds, scrolls (motifs), dragons, mythology, red, green (color), blue, white (color)

Snuff bottle

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