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Snuff Bottle, n.d.
Ivory
2 1/8 in. x 2 3/8 in. (5.4 cm x 6.03 cm)

Creation Place: Asia, Chinese
Technique: Carving
Credit Line: Gift of Clinton N. Laird
Accession Number: P61.8.286

Commentary
Flattened, squat heart-shaped bottle of carved ivory. Obverse: a woman standing on a boat in the center, grass on the shore, and reeds in the background. Reverse: a poem (eight columns of nine or ten characters each.)

Provenance
Acquired 1/30/37 from a shop on Yates Road, Shanghai

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Boats, Coastal Scenes, Female Figures, Ivory and Bone Bottles, Ivory and Bone Carving, Poetry, Smoking and Tobacco Use, Snuff, Snuff Bottles

Your current search criteria is: Keyword is "CED" and [Object]Object Type is "Snuff Bottles and Accessories".




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