Chinese Artist
Snuff Bottle, n.d.
Ivory and metal
3 7/16 in. x 1 13/16 in. (8.73 cm x 4.6 cm)
Creation Place:
Asia, Chinese
Technique:
Carving
Credit Line:
Gift of Clinton N. Laird
Accession Number:
P61.8.274
Commentary
Rectangular shaped bottle with ivory panels on front and back with metal trimming. Obverse: a dragon over waves. Reverse: same as obverse, but with a dragon head on the left; turquoise and carnelian (a form of quartz) matrix.
Provenance
Acquired 8/2/37 at Yuk Shing Hin- 9a Upper Lascar Row, Hong Kong
Keywords
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This object has the following keywords:
Dragons,
Ivory and Bone Bottles,
Ivory and Bone Carving,
Smoking and Tobacco Use,
Snuff,
Snuff Bottles
Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- Art, Object, Specimen Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College , 1/4/2021 - 10/3/2021
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