Porcelain snuff bottle painted with a gentleman leading a camel
Porcelain snuff bottle painted with a gentleman leading a camel
Porcelain snuff bottle painted with a gentleman leading a camel
Porcelain snuff bottle painted with a gentleman leading a camel
Porcelain snuff bottle painted with a gentleman leading a camel
Porcelain snuff bottle painted with a gentleman leading a camel

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Porcelain snuff bottle painted with a gentleman leading a camel,

1821–1850

Chinese
Qing dynasty, Daoguang reign period, 1821–1850
y1936-940

Information

Title
Porcelain snuff bottle painted with a gentleman leading a camel
Dates

1821–1850

Medium
Porcelain with famille rose enamels
Dimensions
h. 5.9 cm., w. 5.4 cm., d. 3.4 cm. (2 5/16 x 2 1/8 x 1 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Col. James A. Blair, Class of 1903
Object Number
y1936-940
Place Made

Asia, China

Inscription
Marking on bottom
Marks/Labels/Seals
Daoguang four-character iron-red seal mark (which appears of the period according to Hughes)
Culture
Chinese
Period
Daoguang
Type
snuff bottles, famille rose
Materials
porcelain, enamel
Subject
camels, rifles (long guns), dogs, figures (representations), men

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