Snuff bottle with painted landscape scene

Accession Number
1980/2.119

Title
Snuff bottle with painted landscape scene

Artist(s)
Chinese

Artist Nationality
Chinese (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
circa 1800-1880

Medium & Support
porcelain with blue underglaze painting, jadeite stopper

Dimensions
2 15/16 in x 1 3/8 in x 1 3/8 in (7.5 cm x 3.5 cm x 3.5 cm);2 15/16 in x 1 3/8 in x 1 3/8 in (7.5 cm x 3.5 cm x 3.5 cm);1 in x 1 7/8 in x 1 15/16 in (2.5 cm x 4.8 cm x 4.9 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Robert W. Coggan

Physical Description
A porcelain snuff bottle with blue underglaze. Painted on the bottle is a landscape scene of houses with people inside, trees, a body of water, and a man standing on the shore. On the top is a green jadeite snuff bottle.

Primary Object Classification
Decorative Arts

Primary Object Type
snuff bottle

Additional Object Classification(s)
Ceramic

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
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Keywords
blue-and-white (ceramic glaze)
jadeite
landscapes (environments)
pavilions (garden structures)
porcelain paintings (visual works)
snuff bottles
stoppers (container components)

2 Related Resources

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(Part of: History of Medicine - American Association of Historians of Medicine (AAHM))
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(Part of: Exchange and Influence on Global Trade Routes)

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