Famille rose porcelain snuff bottle with the eight Daoist immortals
Famille rose porcelain snuff bottle with the eight Daoist immortals
Famille rose porcelain snuff bottle with the eight Daoist immortals
Famille rose porcelain snuff bottle with the eight Daoist immortals
Famille rose porcelain snuff bottle with the eight Daoist immortals
Famille rose porcelain snuff bottle with the eight Daoist immortals
Famille rose porcelain snuff bottle with the eight Daoist immortals
Famille rose porcelain snuff bottle with the eight Daoist immortals
Famille rose porcelain snuff bottle with the eight Daoist immortals
Famille rose porcelain snuff bottle with the eight Daoist immortals

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Famille rose porcelain snuff bottle with the eight Daoist immortals,

1796–1820

Chinese
Qing dynasty, Jiaqing reign period, 1796–1820
y1936-620

Information

Title
Famille rose porcelain snuff bottle with the eight Daoist immortals
Dates

1796–1820

Medium
Porcelain with famille rose enamels, underglaze blue, and gilt
Dimensions
h. with stopper 6.9 cm., w. 2.2 cm., d. 2.2 cm. (2 3/4 x 7/8 x 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Col. James A. Blair, Class of 1903
Object Number
y1936-620
Place Made

Asia, China

Inscription
period seal on base
Marks/Labels/Seals
Jiaqing four-character iron-red seal mark (which appears of the period according to Hughes)
Culture
Chinese
Period
Jiaqing
Type
snuff bottles, famille rose
Materials
gilding, enamel, porcelain
Techniques
underglazing
Subject
figures (representations), religious art, celestial globes

Snuff bottle

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