Porcelain snuff bottle painted with three stellar gods below pine
Porcelain snuff bottle painted with three stellar gods below pine
Porcelain snuff bottle painted with three stellar gods below pine
Porcelain snuff bottle painted with three stellar gods below pine
Porcelain snuff bottle painted with three stellar gods below pine
Porcelain snuff bottle painted with three stellar gods below pine

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Porcelain snuff bottle painted with three stellar gods below pine,

1800–1850

Chinese
Qing dynasty, Jiaqing reign period, 1796–1820
y1936-935

Information

Title
Porcelain snuff bottle painted with three stellar gods below pine
Dates

1800–1850

Medium
Porcelain with enamels
Dimensions
h. without stopper 6.0 cm., w. 4.5 cm., d. 1.7 cm. (2 3/8 x 1 13/16 x 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Col. James A. Blair, Class of 1903
Object Number
y1936-935
Place Made

Asia, China

Inscription
Marking on bottom
Marks/Labels/Seals
Painted in white ink, verso lower center: 321 Qianlong four-character seal mark
Culture
Chinese
Period
Jiaqing
Type
snuff bottles, famille rose
Materials
porcelain, enamel
Subject
chrysanthemums, flowers (plants), flowers (plants), gods, floral patterns, figures (representations), scrolling foliage, rock (inorganic material), peonies

Snuff bottle

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