Porcelain snuff bottle painted with an official and two boys
Porcelain snuff bottle painted with an official and two boys
Porcelain snuff bottle painted with an official and two boys
Porcelain snuff bottle painted with an official and two boys
Porcelain snuff bottle painted with an official and two boys
Porcelain snuff bottle painted with an official and two boys

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Porcelain snuff bottle painted with an official and two boys,

1736–1795

Chinese
Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign period, 1736–1795
y1936-863

Information

Title
Porcelain snuff bottle painted with an official and two boys
Dates

1736–1795

Medium
Porcelain with enamels and gilt
Dimensions
h. with stopper 7.5 cm., w. 3.5 cm., d. 2.0 cm. (2 15/16 x 1 3/8 x 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Col. James A. Blair, Class of 1903
Object Number
y1936-863
Place Made

Asia, China

Inscription
Mark on bottom
Marks/Labels/Seals
Qianlong four character iron-red seal in a line on the bottom (late in the period according to Hughes)
Culture
Chinese
Period
Qianlong
Type
snuff bottles, famille rose, chinese ceramics styles
Materials
porcelain, enamel, gilding
Subject
boys, people in government and administration, gardens (open spaces), leaf (plant material), floral patterns, red

Snuff bottle

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