Chinese Artist
Snuff Bottle, 1796-1850
Amber (fossil resin)
2 3/8 in. x 1 5/8 in. (6.03 cm x 4.13 cm)
Creation Place:
Asia, Chinese
Technique:
Carving
Credit Line:
Gift of Clinton N. Laird
Accession Number:
P61.8.251
Commentary
Upright rectangular bottle, made of amber or possibly honey agate (a form of quartz). Low-relief figures on front and back; no streaks or markings. Obverse: a plum branch and a small bird. Reverse: a tree branch and a small bird.
Provenance
Acquired before 6/25/33
Keywords
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This object has the following keywords:
Birds,
Figure Groups,
Smoking and Tobacco Use,
Snuff,
Snuff Bottles,
Stone and Marble Bottles,
Trees
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